Description

A Hittite red ware thick pottery vessel with spherical body, rounded lip, broader at the front, with a single side loop handle, a conical spout on one side of the body with three holes for restricting pouring, a loop extends from the spout to the body. It was used for storing liquids like water, oil, and wine. The red color comes from firing local clay in an oxidizing atmosphere.

The Hittites were ancient Indo-European people who formed a major empire in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) in the 2nd millennium BC, rivaling powers like Egypt and Babylonia.

Culture

Hittites, Anatolia 

Dating

2nd millennium BC

Size

18 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.

Publications

Bonhams & Brooks, Antiquities Thursday 26th April 2001. Knightsbridge, lot 568. Digital copy included. 

Condition

Excellent condition