10th C. Islamic Glazed Pottery Amphora
Near East, probably Iran, Islamic world, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A beautiful pottery amphora presenting an elegant silhouette and a vertically ribbed body, all enveloped in a green glaze that has aged to mottled hues of bronze, butterscotch, and cream with scattered areas of lovely craquelure and sparkling iridescence. Sitting upon a ring-form base, the vessel displays a voluminous body with a rounded shoulder, a pair of bifurcated, arched handles, and a flared rim. Size: 4.9" Diameter x 7" H (12.4 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II, son of John B. Kendrick, former Wyoming Governor and US Senator 1930s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172681
Condition Report: Repaired with some chipping and minor losses along visible break lines. Light chipping to rim, foot, and handles, and nicks and abrasions throughout, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with rich encrustations and great craquelure to glaze. A few areas of sparkling iridescence.
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Near East, probably Iran, Islamic world, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A beautiful pottery amphora presenting an elegant silhouette and a vertically ribbed body, all enveloped in a green glaze that has aged to mottled hues of bronze, butterscotch, and cream with scattered areas of lovely craquelure and sparkling iridescence. Sitting upon a ring-form base, the vessel displays a voluminous body with a rounded shoulder, a pair of bifurcated, arched handles, and a flared rim. Size: 4.9" Diameter x 7" H (12.4 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II, son of John B. Kendrick, former Wyoming Governor and US Senator 1930s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172681
Condition Report: Repaired with some chipping and minor losses along visible break lines. Light chipping to rim, foot, and handles, and nicks and abrasions throughout, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with rich encrustations and great craquelure to glaze. A few areas of sparkling iridescence.
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