Central Asia, Persia, Iron Age I-II, ca. 1350 to 800 BCE. A refined pottery pedestal dish of a complex form with 3 elongated, slender legs supporting a shallow bowl. The trio of legs merge at the bottom to a singular column sitting upon a flared foot. This rare and unique vessel may have served a variety of purposes, such as an offering dish or serving bowl. A dish of such skilled craftsmanship as this example would have been reserved for the elite of ancient society.Size: 11.2" Diameter x 17.3" H (28.4 cm x 43.9 cm)

Cf. Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, S1995.136.

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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#175188

Professionally repaired with some light restoration. Minor surface wear as shown, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact, excellent, and impressively preserved. Nice encrustations and traces of previous painted or incised decoration. TL holes to base and under rim.