Lot 642

Amlash Grayware Pottery Pair, Ancient Iran/Azerbaijan

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Amlash Grayware Pottery Pair, Ancient Iran/Azerbaijan

Estimate: $300 - $450

Current Bid: $125

(1 Bid)

by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
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Louisville, CO, US 80027

Ancient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Ardabil region, Amlash, ca. 2000 to 800 BCE. Two grayware pottery vessels, exhibiting distinctive forms and intriguing functionality. One features an hourglass shape with a flared foot and a hemispherical bowl. The other is particularly unconventional, with a globular body, a narrow opening at the base, a short spout opposite, and a small ring handle. The exact purpose of this vessel remains uncertain. Suggested possible uses includes strainer, oil lamp, or ritualistic object. Size of pedestal bowl: 5" Diameter x 4.5" H (12.7 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: Private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s

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Item # 189892

  • Condition: Pedestal bowl is repaired from several large pieces with visible break lines and gaps between pieces and chips to base. Spouted vessel has a minor chip to the spout rim, but otherwise intact with mineral deposits on the interior.

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