Western Asiatic Painted Spouted Vessel

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

11 in. (2.27 kg, 28 cm high).

A bulbous ceramic 'tea pot' with everted rim, bridged spout and strap handle, polychrome painted frieze composed of stylised trees, possibly animal beneath a canopy and figurative architectural form, bands and geometric motifs elsewhere, possibly phallus beneath the handle.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

CONDITION

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