Ancient Central Asia, Persia / Azerbaijan, Bronze Age, ca. 2000 BCE. An imposing pottery wine jar of unique form and impressive scale featuring a spout in the shape of a cow head. Doubling as a handle, the zoomorphic spout is placed opposite another arched handle, both connecting shoulder to rim at the top of the voluminous body of the vessel. Applied decoration adorns both the spout and handle, creating the facial features of the cow, and incised dashes add texture to the rim. This massive jar would have been used to store wine. A dish of such grand scale and skilled craftsmanship as this example would have been reserved for the elite of ancient society. Size: 17.3″ Diameter x 22.9″ H (43.9 cm x 58.2 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 is available to the buyer upon request.
Condition: Some minor areas of professional repair and restoration to rim and shoulder. Expected nicks, abrasions, and a few small chips, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with impressive preservation. TL holes to base and rim.
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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