$446.25
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Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A pleasing redware bottle boasting a minimalist yet attractive form with a broad, bulbous body, a stepped shoulder, a concave neck, and 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: 6.9″ Diameter x 7.8″ H (17.5 cm x 19.8 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.
Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with chipping to rim. Small perforation to shoulder and some minor nicks in areas. Otherwise, nice presentation with smooth surfaces. TL holes to underside of base and interior of spout.
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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