Amlash Pottery Figural Spouted Jar w/ TL

**First Time At Auction**

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. An amusing orangeware pottery quadruped vessel with a bulbous body painted with red and black netted panels. Protruding from the back is a cylindrical filling spout bearing an expressive anthropomorphic maskette with mesmerizing eyes and a tiered, corded coiffure that drapes elegantly down the verso. A gently curved pouring spout extends from the front and bears incised concentric rings and bullseye motifs. The charming presentation of this vessel perhaps suggests its use as a baby feeder with a humorous face to entertain an infant. Size: 5.1" L x 3.125" W x 5.875" H (13 cm x 7.9 cm x 14.9 cm); 6.25" H (15.9 cm) on included custom stand.

A standing figural vessel with strikingly similar incised details and facial style hammered for $20,000 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 3798, December 9, 2015, lot 103).

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, acquired in December 2019; ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Khan family collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired in the 1990s; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s

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Condition Report: Feet are adhered to lucite stand. Restoration to area of upper body and possible restoration to some feet, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks to body, spouts, and face, with light fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Light manganese deposits and nice remains of original pigment throughout. TL drill holes within fill spout and beneath exterior of front spout.