Ancient Ubaid Culture Jug - 6000+ Years OLD!
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Southern Iraq, Mesopotamia, Tell Ubaid (near UR), Ca 5500 to 4000 BCE. One of the earliest pottery pieces we have ever handled! This pottery jug predates those from Sumeria, or Babylonia by thousands of years. Coarse clay with heavy inclusions painted with red geometric /net pattern with slab handle with thumb rest at zenith and recess at lowest end. 10-1/2" H.
Provenance: Ex H. Johnson, Ex M. Bier Collection, Tucson, AZ.
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Provenance: Ex H. Johnson, Ex M. Bier Collection, Tucson, AZ.
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.
Condition
Roughness around rim, else amazingly intact and excellent
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Ancient Ubaid Culture Jug - 6000+ Years OLD!
Estimate $1,200 - $1,500
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