Object Title
Foot-Shaped Vessel
Measurements
13 3/16 x length of foot 4 3/4 in. (33.5 x 12 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 800-600 B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano
Museum Name
Museum Contact
meghan.bill@brooklynmuseum.org
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/218276
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Ancient Near East (end of Sasanian Era, 644 C.E.)
Provenance Information
Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by at least July 10, 1972, in the possession of Farhadi & Anavian, (#301) of New York; July 10, 1972, acquired by The Arthur M. Sackler Collections; title transferred to Else Sackler; on January 29, 1997, title transferred to The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.
Exhibition Information
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” September 7-December 30, 2001.
Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” February 19-September 6, 1999.
The Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” September 24, 1999-June 2, 2000.
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” July 14-December 17, 2000.
Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” June 12-August 12, 2001.
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” October 18-December 23, 2003.
Frank H. McClung Museum, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” February 22-May 19, 2002.
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” January 24-April 27, 2003.
COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, Napa, California, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” May 22-September 1, 2003.
Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” August 10-December 22, 2002.
Berkshire Museum, The Pittsfield, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” May 14-October 30, 2005.
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” March 20-September 5, 2004.
Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,”October 16, 2004-January 8, 2005.
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, "Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," October 28, 1987-January 31, 1988, no. 60.
Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” February 19-September 6, 1999.
The Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” September 24, 1999-June 2, 2000.
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” July 14-December 17, 2000.
Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” June 12-August 12, 2001.
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” October 18-December 23, 2003.
Frank H. McClung Museum, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” February 22-May 19, 2002.
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” January 24-April 27, 2003.
COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, Napa, California, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” May 22-September 1, 2003.
Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” August 10-December 22, 2002.
Berkshire Museum, The Pittsfield, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” May 14-October 30, 2005.
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,” March 20-September 5, 2004.
Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona, “Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation,”October 16, 2004-January 8, 2005.
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, "Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," October 28, 1987-January 31, 1988, no. 60.
Publication Information
Trudy S. Kawami. Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections (New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1992), cat. no. 57, pp. 152-3.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
By at least July 10, 1972, in the collection of Farhadi & Anavian (#301) in New York City before entering Dr. Arthur M. Sackler’s collection.