WIT AND WINE: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

WIT AND WINE: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

Wit and Wine is the first major exhibition of ancient Iranian ceramics in more than a decade. Curated by Trudy S. Kawami, Ph.D., Director of Research for the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the exhibition features forty-five sophisticated, beautiful and often amusing pieces that illustrate the 5,000-year ceramic tradition that flourished in ancient, pre-Islamic Iran until 100 BCE.

ASU Art Museum Presentation
Peter Held organized the ASU Art Museum participation in this touring exhibition. Wit and Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation will be installed in the Arizona State University Art Museum’s Ceramic Research Center location.

Duration
WIT AND WINE:
A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (October 16, 2004 through January 8, 2005) is open at the ASU Art Museum: Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

Support
Organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York. Local presentation is made possible in part by Friends of the ASU Art Museum and CLA.