Large Amlash Pottery Beak Spouted Pitcher w/ TL Test
**Originally Listed At $800**
Ancient Near East, Amlash, ca. 1400 to 1000 BCE. A robust brownware with a long-spouted pitcher bearing a form resembling a graceful bird with a long beak and a curving neck. The vessel features a spherical body with a slight piriform shape including a sturdy columned strap handle rising from its upper register on its verso. A group of six narrow lines are incised across the vessel's body. This is a fine minimalist construction with a striking silhouette! Spouts like these were likely used to pour ritual libations during religious and social ceremonies, perhaps during burial rites as many have been found in burial sites. Size: 11.5" W x 8.8" H (29.2 cm x 22.4 cm)
Cf. "The World of Persian Pottery, The Gluck Collection." Tokyo, 1980, pl. 80.
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: ex-private Toluca Lake, California, USA collection; ex-Malter Gallery auction, December 8, 1999, lot 197, San Jose, California, USA
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.
#164384
Condition Report: Professionally restored and repaired from several pieces with resurfacing. Minor chip to rim. Softening of incised features. A pair of inventory labels on the bottom of base. Otherwise in good overall condition. TL drill holes on base and inside of handle.
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**Originally Listed At $800**
Ancient Near East, Amlash, ca. 1400 to 1000 BCE. A robust brownware with a long-spouted pitcher bearing a form resembling a graceful bird with a long beak and a curving neck. The vessel features a spherical body with a slight piriform shape including a sturdy columned strap handle rising from its upper register on its verso. A group of six narrow lines are incised across the vessel's body. This is a fine minimalist construction with a striking silhouette! Spouts like these were likely used to pour ritual libations during religious and social ceremonies, perhaps during burial rites as many have been found in burial sites. Size: 11.5" W x 8.8" H (29.2 cm x 22.4 cm)
Cf. "The World of Persian Pottery, The Gluck Collection." Tokyo, 1980, pl. 80.
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: ex-private Toluca Lake, California, USA collection; ex-Malter Gallery auction, December 8, 1999, lot 197, San Jose, California, USA
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.
#164384
Condition Report: Professionally restored and repaired from several pieces with resurfacing. Minor chip to rim. Softening of incised features. A pair of inventory labels on the bottom of base. Otherwise in good overall condition. TL drill holes on base and inside of handle.
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