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Hand modeled biconical vase with
carefully burnished cream ground.
Decorated in red with loop groups around the body and horizontal bands on the
wide cylindrical neck.
The bag shaped body elongates laterally into pointed knob handles. Standing on a
flat base.
Shape and decoration are consistent with painted Hacilar I pottery ware.
For the shape, cf. fig. 140,7, pp. 412-413 in: J. Mellaart. Excavations at
Hacilar. Vol. 1. Edinburgh 1970.
For the discussion of Hacilar I pottery, cf. pp. 130-142 in: op. cit.
H. 11 cm (4.3 in)
D. rim 10 cm (4 in)
W. over knob handles 13 cm (5.1 in)
Excellent condition. Small chip out the rim mended, burnished surface. Root
marks and sinter deposits in places.
Ex Elsa Bloch-Diener Gallery, Berne. Comes with original Oxford TL-report dated
March 1976.
5800 USD |
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