Western Asiatic Spouted Jar with Birds

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

10 1/4 in. (2.57 kg, 26 cm high).

A ceramic jar with drum-shaped body, short spout to the shoulder, trumpet-shaped mouth with ribbed band, strap handles to the rear; painted circumferential bands with hatched birds and other details.

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1990s.
Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
From a specialist collection of pottery.

CONDITION

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LOT 0878