Culture

Early Bronze Age / Transjordan (Levant region). c.  2500 – 3000 BC 

Size

23 cm

Provenance

Dutch collection. Bought at Sworders Auction UK. 

UK Private collection, Middleton Hall, Mendham, Suffolk. The estate of Middleton Hall has passed through generation after generation, nestled in the charming Suffolk countryside and can boast over seven hundred years of historical significance.

Ex Bonhams, Antiquities Tuesday 7th April 1998. Knightsbridge, lot 216

Description

A Transjordan pottery jar with ovoid body, a line of prick dots decoration round the short neck, with four small handles joining the neck and body. 

Positive Thermoluminescence-test based on three samples (base, belly, inside neck). 

Publications

Bonhams, Antiquities Tuesday 7th April 1998. Knightsbridge, lot 216 (without picture). Digital copy and original lot label included. 

Condition

Excellent condition. Small crack and restoration at the rim (4 x 1 cm).

Price

€ 2500