Byzantine Pottery Jar - Unique Form, Incised Motifs

Near East, Holyland, Byzantine Period, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A lovely pottery jar of unique form, presenting a cup-like body that rises to a sloped shoulder and a raised rim, all sitting upon a flared, ring-form foot. The fascinating vessel is beautifully adorned with incised linear motifs along its exterior walls; note how one side remarkably resembles a Byzantine depiction of a menorah! Though formed from clay of a warm orange hue, nice tan-colored earthen deposits scatter the surface. Size: 4.2" Diameter x 4.1" H (10.7 cm x 10.4 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000

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#156918
Condition Report: Repair to area of foot and shoulder, with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Encrustations within some recessed details and light fading to pigment. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining detail and nice earthen deposits throughout.