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Ancient Near East, Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery wagon used as a toy for a child. The wagon body is covered in faded brown pigment and has an arching top cover embellished with incised linear motifs which resemble large acanthus leaves, a pair of laterally-pierced axle slots, and two small frontal slots for holding the reins or poles attached to the now-missing pull-horses. Carts like this example typically included additional horses or oxen, reins, and even anthropomorphic figures riding inside. This piece is part of a long tradition in the ancient Near East of pottery sculptures depicting both religious themes and themes of everyday life. Size: 3.875″ L x 2.375″ W x 3.6″ H (9.8 cm x 6 cm x 9.1 cm).
Please note: items from Syria are not eligible for international shipping due to the US embargo on Syria.
Condition: Original horse figures and wheels missing. Minor nicks and abrasions to base and body, with fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and traces of original pigmentation throughout.
Provenance: ex-private East Coast, USA collection
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