Object Description
An Elamite vessel produced from schist chlorite stone, featuring incised geometric decorations. The vessel is cylindrical with concave sides, pinched in at the waist, and a rounded base. The interior features a central tubal compartment and four radiating fan shaped partitions. The exterior is decorated with incised horizontal bands of geometric decorations. These include a row of hatched triangles followed by a row of concentric circles, a row of herringbone below and finally another row of hatched triangles. The surface is polished to a smooth finishing.
Date: 3rd-2nd millennium BC