Lot 272

Ancient Holy Land Terracotta Spouted Jars | Early Bronze Age

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Ancient Holy Land Terracotta Spouted Jars | Early Bronze Age

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $350

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by Artemis Fine Arts
June 25, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
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Louisville, CO, US 80027

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 BCE; Iron Age, ca. 700 to 500 BCE. A lot of two hand-built terracotta vessels from the ancient Holy Land, comprising a larger globular spouted jar of the Iron Age, its pale buff fabric fired to an even cream tone and fitted with a short upturned spout and vestigial lug handle, and a smaller Early Bronze Age globular spouted vessel of warmer buff-to-terracotta fabric with a cylindrical side spout and small loop handle, the two pieces spanning some two and a half millennia of continuous ceramic tradition in the Levant and together offering the collector a rare opportunity to hold both ends of an ancient world in a single lot. Size of larger: 8" W x 6.6" H x 8.5" D (20.3 cm W x 16.8 cm H x 21.6 cm D)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005

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Item # 202451

  • Condition: Very Good. Both have chipping to spouts and some to rim as well. Weathering as shown with nicks and abrasion commensurate with age. Rich earthen deposits throughout.

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