Description:

Ancient Near East, Holyland, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2900 to 2650 BCE; Magna Graecia, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An attractive pair of ancient pottery vessels: a Holyland handled jar and an Apulian lekythos. Larger of the 2, the jar presents a bulbous body that tapers to a slender neck and a pinched spout, all flanked by 2 vertical loop handles. Alternatively, the lekythos sits upon a discoid foot displaying a round, vertically ribbed body, a tall neck, and a flared rim. An elegant ribbon-form handle arches up from the neck connecting it to the vessel's shoulder. Size of larger (jar): 4" Diameter x 4.3" H (10.2 cm x 10.9 cm)

Provenance: private Danvers, Massachusetts, USA collection, acquired by descent; ex-USA collection, acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: Both have expected nicks, abrasions, and small chips to rims as shown. Otherwise, both are intact and in good overall condition. Rich earthen deposits to jar and nice remaining glaze to lekythos.

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