**Originally Listed At $1500**

Ancient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Ardabil region, Meshkinshar, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2000 BCE. A marvelous and massive pottery bowl with a short, tapered spout and a broad rim flanked by a pair of petite lugs. Vessels like this example were likely suspended over a fire via their lugs and used to heat water or another liquid that was then poured out via the spout. A dish of such grand scale and skilled craftsmanship as this example would have been reserved for the elite of ancient society. Size: 19.9" Diameter x 5.1" H (50.5 cm x 13 cm); 21.9" H (55.6 cm) on included custom stand.

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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#175189

Professionally repaired with restoration in areas. A few minor nicks and abrasions as expected with age. Small area of fire darkening. Otherwise, impressively preserved and in excellent overall condition.