Trefoil Spouted Nabataean Jar

$625.54

A delicate pyriform-shaped Nabataean jar, made from terracotta. Featuring an elongated body, leading to a short, cylindrical neck which then opens up into a trefoil rim. A looped handle connects the rim to the shoulders. The body rests on a small circular foot.

 

Date: Circa 1st-2nd century AD
Provenance: From an important collection of Near Eastern pottery formed by a gentleman, deceased, before 1988; passed by descent to his family in London and Geneva.
Condition: Very fine. Some natural abrasions and loss of pigment.

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SKU: AH-700 Category:

The Nabataean tribes first encroached upon Jordan and the surrounding area sometime in the 6th century BC. Thought of originally as a nomadic people they settled in the area, existing as an autonomous kingdom until the 2nd century AD, when they were finally defeated by the Romans. Nabataean pottery can roughly be grouped into two large categories; Fine ware and course ware. These two groups were then split into subcategories, including the fine ware bowls with painted decoration that exemplify the style. Fine ware Nabataean pottery, made exclusively in and around Petra, is categorised by its very thin walls (known as egg-shell pottery), its deep red colouring and painted floral patterns. Course ware remained thicker in its measurements and undecorated.

Weight 182.6 g
Dimensions W 7.5 x H 16 cm
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