Large jug, buff earthenware, coated with green
glaze. The cylindrical tapering body rests on a flat
base and has a tall tapering cylindrical neck with a
collar at its base and terminates in an everted rolled
rim. There is a tall straight handle attached to the
body and on top turns sharply slanting towards the
neck.
Syria, Mesopotamia or Iran, late Parthian or Sasanian
period, 3rd – 5th century A.D.
Ht. 29.8cm; Top diam. 8cm; Base diam. 14cm.
Prof. Geza Fehervari
Prof. Geoffrey King
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