Ardebil Blackware Vessel w/ Geometric Motif, TL Tested
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Description
Ancient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Ardabil region, ca. early to mid 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built blackware pottery pitcher exhibiting a round but stable base, a carinated midsection, a sloping shoulder adorned with dozens of incised striations, a flared spout, and a thick handle with a thumb rest on top. The shoulder motif resembles an abstract sun with radiating rays or perhaps a floral motif and gives it a unique, personalized presentation. Size: 7.9" Diameter x 7.375" H (20.1 cm x 18.7 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 will accompany the item upon purchase.
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.
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#181318
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 will accompany the item upon purchase.
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.
#181318
Condition
Repair and restoration to petite area of rim, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and pitting to exterior surfaces, otherwise in excellent condition. Nice preservation to incised decorations and black color. Previous information label beneath base.
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Ardebil Blackware Vessel w/ Geometric Motif, TL Tested
Estimate $3,000 - $4,500
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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