Oxus Civilisation Alabaster Pot.

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  • Size

    7.5cm(H) x 11cm(W) / 3"(H) x 4"(W)

  • Condition

    Excellent

    Very minor surface incrustation beneath rim.

  • Materials

    alabaster

  • Full Description

    Oxus Civilisation alabaster pot with everted rim.

    Ca. 2200-1700 B.C

    Example of the bactrio-margiana style in excellent condition.

    Made by local stone carvers using stone imported from north western Afghanistan.

    The Oxus peoples were a bronze age civilisation located in central Asia, centred on the upper Amu Darya.

    They were primarily a farming culture; this piece most likely was used for storage during such farming practises.