Huge Ancient Meshkinshar Blackware Spouted Vessel
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Ancient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Ardabil region, Meshkinshar, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2000 BCE. A hand-built and stone-burnished blackware pottery jar of broad, spherical form bearing a petite spout extending from the front of the shoulder opposite a petite ring handle. Engraved into the shoulder is a repeating register of crosshatched patterning that, along with a slightly lighter band of gray beneath, creates an intriguing presentation. A dish of such grand scale and skilled craftsmanship as this example would have been reserved for the elite of ancient society. Size: 11.6" Diameter x 8.75" H (29.5 cm x 22.2 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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#181344
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.
#181344
Condition
Repair and restoration to small areas of rim, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and light earthen deposits, with fading to darker hue in some areas, otherwise in excellent condition. Nice preservation to overall form and engraved motif.
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Huge Ancient Meshkinshar Blackware Spouted Vessel
Estimate $1,600 - $2,400
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