Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl exhibiting warm orange hues and smooth, stone-burnished surfaces. The spherical vessel bears a flared rim and a ring handle along the verso while the entire composition stands upon a trio of nubbin-shaped legs protruding from the bottom. 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. Size: 7.875″ L x 6.75″ W x 5.3″ H (20 cm x 17.1 cm x 13.5 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: A few spalls along interior basin walls, with abrasions and fading to pigment commensurate with age, light earthen deposits, and small chips to rim, body, and feet, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to form, and nice surface smoothness. Previous inventory label beneath body. TL drill holes along inside of rim and on base of one foot.
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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