Ancient Near East / Ancient Mediterranean, Amlash culture, ca. 1000 BCE. A lovely pottery pouring vessel of minimalist form presenting a hemispherical body, a slightly inward-curving rim, and a broad, flared spout, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. The gray-slipped surface is covered in natural earthen deposits evocative of the ancient world. Size: 10.4" W x 5.3" H (26.4 cm x 13.5 cm)

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 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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#174213

Stable hairline fissure extending from rim to base on 1 side. Expected surface wear with a few scratches and abrasions. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice earthen deposits and encrustations. TL holes on base and near spout.