Ancient Azerbaijani Pottery Pitcher Goat Head Handle
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Description
Ancient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Ardabil region, Meshkinshar, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2000 BCE. An elegant blackware pitcher from ancient Azerbaijan featuring a handle in the form of a stylized ibex. The zoomorphic handle presents arching horns and a protruding tail, while the body of the vessel is adorned with incised and grooved designs. Ibexes were a frequent theme of pottery decoration in the ancient Near East; in addition to being central to the food and material culture, these spiral horned rams were also known for their power and virility and thus served as a symbol of leadership and masculinity. Size: 7.5" Diameter x 8.3" H (19 cm x 21.1 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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#175196
Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#175196
Condition
Professionally repaired and restored with minor chip to rim and slight nick to horn of ibex. Otherwise, excellent with nice preservation of form and decoration. Old collection label on underside of base.
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Ancient Azerbaijani Pottery Pitcher Goat Head Handle
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