Description:

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel with an apple-shaped body and a protruding pouring spout. Incised around the shoulder is an enclosed band of crosshatched lines that create a personalized presentation. Amlash vessels were buried in large megalithic tombs, built by part of the Marlik culture. Despite its proximity to the large Mesopotamian cultures, the geographical barrier of the high Zagros and Elburz Mountains kept it relatively isolated and a very unique ceramic tradition developed there. Size: 11.75" L x 8.5" W x 5.8" H (29.8 cm x 21.6 cm x 14.7 cm)

Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s

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  • Condition: Repair and restoration to areas of rim and beneath spout, with resurfacing and overpainting along some new material and break lines; light adhesive residue visible on some rough break lines. Minor abrasions and earthen deposits, with softening to some finer details, otherwise in great condition. Areas of black pigment are ink remains from old newspaper.

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