Description:

Near East, Northwestern Iran, Marlik or Cheragh-Ali Teppe region, Amlash/Amardi culture, Iron Age, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. This pottery pitcher features a squat, globular form with a narrow spout, flared opening, and a petite ring handle. The brown-gray surface is highly burnished, with a stippled pattern encircling the neck, a characteristic feature of the region's pottery. Iron Age cultures of this area often constructed cist graves, underground burial chambers lined with stone slabs, where pottery offerings were placed alongside the deceased. The practice of interring offerings helped these vessels survive intact over millennia. Size: 7.5" L x 6" Diameter x 5.5" H (19 cm x 15.2 cm x 14 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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#189891

  • Condition: Heavy surface wear to exterior, losses to upper burnished layers, abraded texture. Otherwise no repairs or restoration.

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