VINCA POTTERY JAR

Ca. 5700 - 4500 BC. A dark terracotta jar with a rounded body resting on a short cylindrical foot, a broad shoulder and a tall neck with a slightly flaring rim. A large loop handle joins the rim to the shoulder. The neck is decorated with incised triangles and groups of parallel lines. The body is ornamented with an arrangement of incised spirals, curvilinear motifs and hatched bands, with rows of impressed dots outlining the designs. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1936,0107.232. Size: 120mm x 100mm; Weight: 255g Provenance: London private collection, Mayfair; ex UK collection, 1970s?1990s.