Jar

A round-bodied ceramic jar with a wide, slightly flared neck and a rounded base. Red-brown painted bands wrap the shoulder and neck, with wavy horizontal lines above and vertical strokes descending the body over a pale buff slip.

Look closer: Faded white-slip lines run between the red bands along the neck, partly worn away.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 5600–5400 BCE

Medium

Ceramic, paint

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 3580 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1964