AN ANATOLIAN BLACK-WARE POTTERY JAR AND AN IRANIAN SPOUTED VESSEL

CIRCA 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

Details

AN ANATOLIAN BLACK-WARE POTTERY JAR AND AN IRANIAN SPOUTED VESSEL
CIRCA 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
The jar with four suspension loops at the shoulder, the lower body decorated with waves of incised ribs, circa late 3rd Millennium B.C.; the spouted vessel with burnished grey globular body and beak spout, circa early 1st Millennium B.C.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) and 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high respectively

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired prior to 1977; and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Kunst der Antike: Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, 21 January-6 March 1977.

Brought to you by

Francesca Hickin

fhickin@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3195

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg,
Mainz, 1977, cat. nos 166 & 167.

More from Antiquities

View All