Cylindrical Funerary Jar

Artist:Bura

Medium: Terracotta

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:200-1000 C.E.

Dimensions: height: 26 3/8 in. (67.0 cm); diam. at base: 7 in. (17.8 cm) x 7 1/2 in.

Collections:

Accession Number: 1999.130.3

Catalogue Description:
Elongated, rounded-top cylinder with an overall pattern of rows with notched incisions. On the top, the middle, and the lower part, the rows are horizontal. In the center of the front side, three smooth, raised, parallel lines form a cross with a prominent umbilicus knob in the middle. On the back, the rows form a circle and zigzag lines on which are three raised tools. The cylinder lies on a smooth, truncated cone with a group of semi-circular notched rows on each side and parallel oblique lines below. Condition: Eroded surface. Catalogued by Laurella.

Brooklyn Museum