A small Eastern Mediterranean agate vessel with duck, 15th - 14th century B.C.
10 cm long vessel made of reddish brown translucent agate in the shape of a small, so-called "sauce boat". On the underside a 4.5 cm long and approx. 8 mm wide flattened bar as a base for the oval vessel, with a cross-sectionally semicircular spout at one end. At the other end is a sculpture of a duck with its body hugging the vessel and its head turned backwards with its beak protruding into the interior of the vessel. The pointed wings with precisely depicted plumage rest against the sides of the vessel, the tail feathers on the underside. The forward pointing feet hold a fish on the underside. Vessels or jars depicting ducks made of various materials are known from the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Levant, Islands). A "sauce boat" with a similar duck head turned back made of rock crystal was found in Mycenae and is probably an import from the Minoan area. Minor chipping on the rim, small crack in the spout, otherwise intact. High-quality stone carving of the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age.
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10 cm long vessel made of reddish brown translucent agate in the shape of a small, so-called "sauce boat". On the underside a 4.5 cm long and approx. 8 mm wide flattened bar as a base for the oval vessel, with a cross-sectionally semicircular spout at one end. At the other end is a sculpture of a duck with its body hugging the vessel and its head turned backwards with its beak protruding into the interior of the vessel. The pointed wings with precisely depicted plumage rest against the sides of the vessel, the tail feathers on the underside. The forward pointing feet hold a fish on the underside. Vessels or jars depicting ducks made of various materials are known from the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Levant, Islands). A "sauce boat" with a similar duck head turned back made of rock crystal was found in Mycenae and is probably an import from the Minoan area. Minor chipping on the rim, small crack in the spout, otherwise intact. High-quality stone carving of the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age.
Condition: I -
Condition: I -
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