Amlash Pottery Relief Panel w/ Figure - TL Tested

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. An intriguing example of a hand-built pottery relief panel with a hollow opening on the base. The tapered panel is shaped like a simple axe head, though the front bears an intricate and abstract scene. The top of the panel exhibits the upper torso of a standing figure with a perky nose beneath a broad headwrap, holding one bent arm to the slender abdomen, and surrounded by a series of raised tentacles. A broad strap-like panel is decorated with five applied roundels. Size: 3.2" W x 4.4" H (8.1 cm x 11.2 cm); 5.4" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.

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: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970's-2000's; ex-Dr. Sid Port Collection, California, USA, acquired in 1980's

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Condition Report: Losses to areas of upper and lower periphery as shown. Nicks and abrasions to base, figure, tentacles, and verso, with light encrustations, and softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Two TL drill holes: one on upper periphery of verso, and one inside lower periphery.