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Ancient Ubaid Culture Jug - 6000+ Years OLD!
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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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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Starting Price $500
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