Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery pitcher with a carinated body, a ring-form shoulder, a petite handle with a protruding thumb rest, and a tall neck with a flared 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: 5.25" Diameter x 8.3" H (13.3 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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#181354

Restoration to one foot. Minor abrasions and fading to surface pigment, otherwise in great condition. Wonderful preservation to overall form. Previous information label beneath body.