Pre Urartu Polychrome Pottery Decorated Vessel, c. 2nd Millennium B.C.

(Pre Urartu Jar)

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Item No.
31.36429
Culture
Pre Urartu, c. 2nd Millennium B.C. 
Item Details.
Painted on the outside in brown and cream slip with encircling lines, waves and criss-cross patterns in black and red slip. The Urartu, a powerful Armenian kingdom in the 9th and 8th centuries B.C., were possibly descendants of the Hurrians and produced some very decorative pottery.

Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired at an English auction.

Size
13.9 cm D - 5 7/16 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Near East
Price.
US$ 2000
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