ANCIENT IRANIAN POTTERY JUG

Ca. 1000 BC
A pottery jug decorated with dark-brown pigment. The body is bulbous in form with four legs with turned edges. The vessel tapers up to the neck, which features an up-turned handle with a dimple corner. The spout is decorated with a mythological creatures head where the spout is the mouth.
Size: L:230mm / W:140mm ; 780g
Provenance: Private collection, purchased in action pre-2000.
Estimate: GBP 600 - 1000