Cup
Unknown Artist
ca. 19th–16th century BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
3.07 in. (7.8 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Vessels
Culture & Period
Iran · Middle Bronze Age
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
67.247.16
Art Historical Context
This delicate ceramic cup, hailing from ancient Iran during the Middle Bronze (ca. 19th–16th century BCE offers a glimpse into the daily life of one of the Near East's early urban cultures. Standing a modest 3.07 inches (7.8 cm) tall, it exemplifies the practical yet skillfully crafted vessels used for drinking or pouring in households and possibly rituals. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1966, it now resides in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art where it stands as a testament to the region's burgeoning pottery traditions. Ceramics like this were fired in...