ostracon ancient art
catalogue

Anatolian Bellied Jug, Yortan Culture, ca. 2700-2500 BC

Burnished vessel of broad bellied form with rounded shoulder showing a couple of bosses that suggest nipples and are surrounded by impressed white points.

The high narrow neck curving out at rim, the wide mouth slightly higher on one side. A strap handle linking rim to shoulder

Several groups of faint white lines running down the body.

Intact. The burnished surface partially worn.

H. 19.3 cm (7.6 in)
H. with tripod stand 20.5 cm (8.1 in)

Swiss private collection

880 USD