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THBRare European Lusatian Bronze Age Pottery Burial Urn
Lot 87
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Central Europe, Germany & Poland, Urnfield & Lusatian (Lausitz) culture, Bronze Age, ca. 1300 to 500 BCE. This is an impressive Lusatian primary burial urn in impeccable preservation and presents a unique opportunity to acquire an extremely uncommon European Bronze Age ceramic in near perfect condition! The vessel rests on a flat base, the walls swelling outward to broad shoulder with two strap handles flanking a tall, wide neck. The exterior has lovely terracotta hues but is not just an ordinary "everyday" utilitarian ceramic piece, but a ritualistic funerary vessel used by Lusatian culture for burial. Usually only found in museum collections in Europe, Urnfield culture ceramics are among the rarest of all handmade pottery in the ancient world! For every single burial vessel, there are secondary pieces inside the urn which survive intact, while the primary urns are usually discovered in many pieces. This urn is nearly completely intact, so the rarity and quality of this ceramic cannot be over-emphasized! Size: 11" Diameter x 10" H (27.9 cm x 25.4 cm)
The people of the Lusatian Culture were mainly farmers with domesticated animals, supplementing their diet with hunted game. Their settlements existed in both open and fortified plans, and their interred cremated remains in pots date to a time beyond central European societies, into the Early Iron Age. Lusatian Culture burials usually consist of a main urn that can range from modest sizes up to very large dimensions and secondary pieces would have accompanied the main vessel, such as cups, small dishes, and dippers. A bowl or saucer was placed upside down over the top as a lid, and the whole set buried in a field. Since primary burial urns were put directly into the ground versus secondary vessels being placed inside which were more protected, these primary vessels seldom survive, so the rarity of this nearly intact, primary urn cannot be over-emphasized!
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world's largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: ex-private H.S. Hesse collection, Germany
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167895Found intact requiring only crack-filling and 1%-2% restoration to small gaps and cavities, one handle, and part of the rim edge.Condition
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