**Originally Listed At $1500**

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built and stone burnished pottery pitcher with a broad, spherical body supported by a trio of tab-shaped feet. The shoulder is decorated with a raised, notched band that continues along the top of the handle, and etched beneath the handle is a brief series of concentric triangular emanations. Above the body is a broad spout with a flared rim useful for pouring the contents held inside. Size: 7.8" Diameter x 12.1" H (19.8 cm x 30.7 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.

Provenance: Private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s

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Minor abrasions and pitting, with light fading to surface coloration, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to form and presentation. TL drill holes on base and beside handle terminal.