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Pot with Leaf Motifs and Flaring Rim

about 2400–1750 B.C.
Object PlaceChanhu Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan
Medium/TechniqueCeramic; clay with black pigment (magniferous haematite on red slip)
Credit LineJoint Expedition of the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, 1935–1936 Season
Accession number36.2596
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceExcavated at Chanhu Daro, Pakistan in 1935-1936 season; transferred directly to MFA in 1936.
Restricted: For reference only
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Monkey
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Bull
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Jar Painted with Birds
2600–2000 B.C.
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Group shot:  36.2203, 36.2221, 36.2231, 36.2232, 36.2233, 36.2234, 36.2235
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Ball-shaped rattle
about 2600–1900 B.C.
about 2400–1750 B.C.