Highly Burnished Cypriot Jug

2nd millennium B.C. A Cypriot or Amlash highly burnished bulbous ceramic vessel, with raised ring decorated with incised dashes to the shoulder, two rows of dashes below; flared neck with raised ring

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.7 in. (273 grams, 18 cm)DESCRIPTION:A Cypriot or Amlash highly burnished bulbous ceramic vessel, with raised ring decorated with incised dashes to the shoulder, two rowsof dashes be

Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot Bronze Age, ca. 1550 to 1050 BCE. A graceful, wheel-thrown redware jug with a bulbous body, cylindrical neck, and adjacent strap handle. The highly burnished surfa

Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Early to Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2200 to 1700 BCE. A lovely highly-burnished ceramic flask with a round but stable base, a spherical body, an incised neckline, and a tubular spo

CYPRIOT MIDDLE BRONZE AGE POTTERY JUG OR TANKARD Middle Bronze Age, Ca. 1900-1650 BCA handsome red burnished pottery tankard or jug with a bulbous lower body, and tapering cylindrical upper body/neck

A Palestinian pseudo-Cypriot jug, Late Bronze Age, c. 1600 - 1050 BC, the body ovoid with flattened base very narrow neck with flared mouth and loop handle. Size: 15 cm x 7.5 cm Ex private NY collecti

Ca. 3rd Millennium BC. A Holy Land jug set on a low ring foot with a squat, globular body and a long vertical handle that begins at the widest part of the body and ends on the wide neck just below the

Mexican Mata Ortiz Highly Burnished Black Jar by Javier Martinez, entire body is textured with very unusual rim and rim opening, signed by artist and measures 6.5''H x 8.5''D

Large Mexican Mata Ortiz Highly Burnished Swirl Jar, measures 13'' x 9'', truly a work of art!

Mexican Mata Ortiz Highly Burnished Swirl Jar, measures 13''H x 9''D, truly a work of art!

Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. An enormous hand-built pottery female fertility idol with its highly-burnished surface covered in tan slip. The columnar-form f

Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3650 to 3300 BCE. A lovely pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, russet-hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. The coil-formed Nile silt ves

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada, ca. 3000 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface covered in a deep, earthy iron-oxide slip. The conical

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, late Naqada I to early Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3300 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface boasting a lustrous

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, late Naqada I to early Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3300 BCE. A gorgeous coil-formed Nile silt pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, russet-hued surface made with a thi

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Trujillo, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jaguar of immense size and form with hollow legs, a curled tail, a massive s

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Amazon Rainforest, Maranon River, Chavin Maranon, ca. 1500 to 1200 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel depicting a highly stylized shaman as he transforms into t

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful hollow-cast pottery figure with a highly-burnished surface, this "pensadora" (female pensador or thinker) is posed with one leg

Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, late Naqada I to Naqada II, ca. 3700 to 3400 BCE. A gorgeous coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface covered in a deep, earthy ir

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of sizable form covered in lustrous red slip. Resembling a wide, voluminou

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a seated ithyphallic figure. Highly burnished and covered in red and light or

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel, perhaps the base of an incensario. The exterior walls are diagonally ribbed w

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully constructed, hand-built redware dog vessel of a charming form that exhibits a playful nature and smooth, highly burnished surfa

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A fabulous canteen of an enormous size that is hand-built from pottery with highly burnished surfaces and intricate decorations paint