Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Turkey, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A lovely blackware jar presenting an elegant form adorned at the shoulder with 2 pairs of confronting ibexes or stags. Crowned by huge, arching horns, each of the stylized animals presents a slender body, straight legs, an elongated neck, an extended snout, and a petite tail. Meanwhile, the vessel itself boasts a bulbous, ribbed body, a sloped shoulder, a conical neck, an annular rim, and twin, tubular handles connecting rim to shoulder, all sitting upon a ring-form base with incised dashes along the periphery. Size: 6.3" Diameter x 5.8" H (16 cm x 14.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA acquired before 2000
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Condition
Some chipping with small areas of possible restoration to rim. Nicks, scratches, abrasions, and some light softening of detail to relief decoration, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with rich earthen deposits throughout.