Ancient Amlash Blackware Spouted Pitcher
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**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built and stone-burnished blackware vessel of sizable form with an apple-shaped body, a cylindrical spout protruding opposite a ring handle, and a broad mouth with a thick rim. Amlash vessels were buried in large megalithic tombs, built by part of the Marlik culture. Despite its proximity to the large Mesopotamian cultures, the geographical barrier of the high Zagros and Elburz Mountains kept it relatively isolated and a very unique ceramic tradition developed there. This is an elegant example of a grave good that, based on how few graves have been found in the Amlash assemblage, seems to have been reserved only for high status individuals. Size: 12" L x 9.5" W x 7.3" H (30.5 cm x 24.1 cm x 18.5 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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Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built and stone-burnished blackware vessel of sizable form with an apple-shaped body, a cylindrical spout protruding opposite a ring handle, and a broad mouth with a thick rim. Amlash vessels were buried in large megalithic tombs, built by part of the Marlik culture. Despite its proximity to the large Mesopotamian cultures, the geographical barrier of the high Zagros and Elburz Mountains kept it relatively isolated and a very unique ceramic tradition developed there. This is an elegant example of a grave good that, based on how few graves have been found in the Amlash assemblage, seems to have been reserved only for high status individuals. Size: 12" L x 9.5" W x 7.3" H (30.5 cm x 24.1 cm x 18.5 cm)
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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#175671
Condition
Minor abrasions, with light fading to black color, earthen deposits within basin and rim interior, and a few small spalls, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to overall form. Previous collection label beneath base bears incorrect cultural information.
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Ancient Amlash Blackware Spouted Pitcher
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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