Western Asiatic Bichrome Animal Vessel

$372.79

A ceramic flask formed as a pair of addorsed animals with strap handle between. The flask features a flared base and a hole to the chest of one animal. The white upper body has bands of geometric patterns in black.

Date: Circa 10th - 8th Century BC
Provenance: Property of an Austrian collector; acquired in the 1970s.
Condition: Fair condition, some loss to pigment.

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SKU: AS-3045 Category: Tags: ,

The Holy Land was the first region to enter the Bronze Age, which began with the rise of the Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer in the mid-4th millennium BC. The Bronze Age period covered an entire millennium. One of the most important discoveries about the period is the link between the Early Bonze Age and the First Dynasty of Egypt, which was based on the presence of Canaanite vessels among the funerary offerings in the royal tombs of the First Dynasty. These vessels have become one of the cornerstones in the chronology of the Near East in the Early Bronze period. Numerous other types of vessels are known from this area.

Animals occupied an important place in ancient art across a number of civilisations and in a variety of media such as painting, pottery, jewellery.

Weight 502.5 g
Dimensions L 12.5 x H 11.8 cm
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Region

Pottery and Porcelain

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