Jug ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian Plain unglazed ceramics, like this example, are the most common type of pottery found during the Sasanian period. These plain vessels were part of the everyday household materials. This jug would have been created in two pieces, then joined together to form the final vessel. The join line is partially visible about halfway up the vessel. Both the rim and the handle have been broken off. This jug was excavated from the house at Maaridh I in the Ctesiphon area. The city of Ctesiphon was located on the east bank of the Tigris River, 20 miles (32 km) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. It flourished for more than 800 years as the capital of the Parthians and the Sasanians, the last two dynasties to rule the ancient Near East before the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Systematic excavations in the Ctesiphon area were undertaken by an expedition in 1928-29 sponsored by the German Oriental Society (Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft). The Metropolitan Mu

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Jug ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian Plain unglazed ceramics, like this example, are the most common type of pottery found during the Sasanian period. These plain vessels were part of the everyday household materials. This jug would have been created in two pieces, then joined together to form the final vessel. The join line is partially visible about halfway up the vessel. Both the rim and the handle have been broken off. This jug was excavated from the house at Maaridh I in the Ctesiphon area. The city of Ctesiphon was located on the east bank of the Tigris River, 20 miles (32 km) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. It flourished for more than 800 years as the capital of the Parthians and the Sasanians, the last two dynasties to rule the ancient Near East before the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Systematic excavations in the Ctesiphon area were undertaken by an expedition in 1928-29 sponsored by the German Oriental Society (Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft). The Metropolitan Mu

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