Ancient pottery

Period: Chalcolithic. Date: ca. 4000–3600 B.C.. Geography: Central Iran. Medium: Ceramic, paint. Dimensions: 21 in. (53.3 cm). Classification: Ceramics-Ve...

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The ribbed horn of an ibex (a type of wild goat) forms the handle of this vessel. Made for ritual use, liquid, perhaps oil, could be poured into the tail and out of the animal's mouth.

CIRCA 3000 B.C.

Property from a European Corporate Art CollectionAn Attic Amphoriskoscirca late 5th/early 4th Century B.C.in the form of a

Handmade in Greece - Hand Painted Decorative Only Dimensions (approximately): Height: 11,5 cm (4.52 inches) Width: 10 cm (3.93 inches) Depth: 9 cm (3.54 inches) Net Weight: 380 gr (0.83 lb)

The technical perfection of ancient Greek pottery shows us that the handmade earthenware pieces they crafted required an unusual kind of concentration and deft hands to be able to fashion such perfect works of ceramic/pottery art.

Luristan (or Lorestan) literally means “Land of the Lurs”, and was situated in a wide sweep of the Zagros mountains in what is now western Iran. The sociopolitics of this area are complex, with repeated waves and invasions of Medes, Cimmerians and Persians, amongst others, but the culture thus created...