Amlash Greyware Pitcher (No reserve price)





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A finely modelled Amlash greyware pitcher. The vessel features an elongated ovoid body rising from a rounded base. The shoulders taper in to a short cylindrical neck with a slightly out-splayed mouth. An applied handle extends from the vessel’s rim to the shoulder. Earthly encrustations, wear and scratches to the surface. Chips to the rim. Repairs to the mouth displaying cracks. Please note that the vessel does not stand unaided.
The term ‘Amlash Culture’, has generally been used to designate material cultures excavated at Gilan, an archaeological site on the southern shore of the Caspian sea, and refers to a group of Iron Age pottery and metal executions with a strong visual character. Most of the Amlash pottery vessels are believed to have been stylistically and typologically inspired by bronze wares of the same period. Terracotta vessels of this type were clearly designed as pouring vessels, but they might have been used in a particular funerary ritual and ceremonial occasion.
Measurements: (circa) H 16.5cm x W 6cm
Provenance: Ex. specialist Near Eastern pottery collection, London, 1990s.
Seller's Story
A finely modelled Amlash greyware pitcher. The vessel features an elongated ovoid body rising from a rounded base. The shoulders taper in to a short cylindrical neck with a slightly out-splayed mouth. An applied handle extends from the vessel’s rim to the shoulder. Earthly encrustations, wear and scratches to the surface. Chips to the rim. Repairs to the mouth displaying cracks. Please note that the vessel does not stand unaided.
The term ‘Amlash Culture’, has generally been used to designate material cultures excavated at Gilan, an archaeological site on the southern shore of the Caspian sea, and refers to a group of Iron Age pottery and metal executions with a strong visual character. Most of the Amlash pottery vessels are believed to have been stylistically and typologically inspired by bronze wares of the same period. Terracotta vessels of this type were clearly designed as pouring vessels, but they might have been used in a particular funerary ritual and ceremonial occasion.
Measurements: (circa) H 16.5cm x W 6cm
Provenance: Ex. specialist Near Eastern pottery collection, London, 1990s.
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