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Tall Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL Tested
Tall Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL Tested
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Description
Ancient East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 1200 to 400 BCE. A graceful pottery jar boasting a massive scale and an elegant profile. The impressive vessel exhibits a conical body with a narrow, annular base and sturdy walls that gradually expand outwards to a wide rim surrounding a gaping mouth. A rich sienna-hued slip envelops the dish, while the exterior displays textured decoration made via impressed fabrics with petite dots embellishing the body and a horizontal band of recessed circles encircling the mouth. The rim is then additionally adorned by a petite, upwards-arching handle. Size: 11.3" Diameter x 15.4" H (28.7 cm x 39.1 cm)

The ancient Japanese Jomon Period is known for its distinctive pottery tradition that set it apart from the Paleolithic Age. Jomon pottery vessels are among the oldest in the world and typically present rope - or cord-like impressed decoration. Since no kilns have been excavated from the Jomon period, it is believed that the ancients fired these vessels in open fires.

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline essay, "All Jomon pots were made by hand, without the aid of a wheel, the potter building up the vessel from the bottom with coil upon coil of soft clay. As in all other Neolithic cultures, women produced these early potteries. The clay was mixed with a variety of adhesive materials, including mica, lead, fibers, and crushed shells. After the vessel was formed, tools were employed to smooth both the outer and interior surfaces. When completely dry, it was fired in an outdoor bonfire at a temperature of no more than about 900 [degrees] C."

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.

Provenance: private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection

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#171154
Condition
Professionally repaired with restoration. Possible loss of handles. Chipping to rim. Expected nicks, abrasions, and softening of detail throughout. Otherwise, very nice with great earthen deposits. TL holes to base and interior of rim.
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Tall Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL Tested

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