Object Title
Vessel with Two Feet
Measurements
18 7/8 x Diam. 7 11/16 in. (48 x 19.5 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1000-800 B.C.E.
Museum Name
Museum Contact
meghan.bill@brooklynmuseum.org
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/218273
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 1982, David Khalili, Eurapam Industries Limited (invoice #3); by at least 1982, acquired by Arthur M. Sackler Collections; title transferred to Else Sackler; in 1997, title transferred to The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.
Exhibition Information
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.
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, "Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation," September 7-December 30, 2001.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Berkshire Museum, The Pittsfield, "Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation," May 14-October 30, 2005.
Mount Holyoke Art Museum, South Hadley, "Wine & Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry" August 24, 2010-March 31, 2013.
Mount Holyoke Art Museum, South Hadley, "The Potter's Tale: Contextualizing 6,000 Years of Ceramics" (August 26, 2014-May 31, 2015).
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.
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, "Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation," September 7-December 30, 2001.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Berkshire Museum, The Pittsfield, "Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation," May 14-October 30, 2005.
Mount Holyoke Art Museum, South Hadley, "Wine & Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry" August 24, 2010-March 31, 2013.
Mount Holyoke Art Museum, South Hadley, "The Potter's Tale: Contextualizing 6,000 Years of Ceramics" (August 26, 2014-May 31, 2015).
Publication Information
Trudy S. Kawami, "Ancient Iranian Ceramics from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," (exhibition brochure) (New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 1987), fig. 7 (published as Accession # 70.2.906).
Trudy S. Kawami," Ancient Iranian Ceramics From The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," (New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1992), cat. no. 55, pp. 148-9.
Melikian-Chirvani, A.S., "The Iranian Wine Leg from Prehistory to Mongol Times"
Bulletin of the Asia Institute, Vol. 11 (1997), pp. 65-91.
Maureen Mackey, "Experience Clay," (Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc., 2003), p. 24.
D. Wood, "Wit and Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics" in "Ceramics Monthly," (February 2005), pp. 14-16 (illustrated).
Trudy S. Kawami," Ancient Iranian Ceramics From The Arthur M. Sackler Collections," (New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1992), cat. no. 55, pp. 148-9.
Melikian-Chirvani, A.S., "The Iranian Wine Leg from Prehistory to Mongol Times"
Bulletin of the Asia Institute, Vol. 11 (1997), pp. 65-91.
Maureen Mackey, "Experience Clay," (Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc., 2003), p. 24.
D. Wood, "Wit and Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics" in "Ceramics Monthly," (February 2005), pp. 14-16 (illustrated).
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 1982.