Object Title
Painted Cup with Basket Handle
Measurements
5 1/2 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (14 x 11.5 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 4500-3000 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/218272
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 March 14, 1975, in the Lester Wolfe collection; on March 14, 1975 sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., Sale 3737, Lot 2; acquired by Habib Anavian, New York; acquired by 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, "Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation," 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, "Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation," October 28, 1987- January 31, 1988, no. 60.
Publication Information
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., "The Lester Wolfe Collection of Persian Pottery and Metalwork," (Auction Catalogue) (New York, March 14, 1975), Lot 2 (Not Illustrated).
Trudy S. Kawami, "Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," (New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1992), cat. no. 3, pp. 40-1.
Trudy S. Kawami, "Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," (New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1992), cat. no. 3, pp. 40-1.
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
This object has a known provenance dating to at least 1975.