?Cypriot [Iranian? jar - previously believed Cypriot Chalcolithic.: 3500 – 2700 BC
RETURNED TO DEALER> NOW BELIEVED TO BE FROM NORTH IRAN
Chalcolithic Red on White ware continued from Neolithic Red on White, but died out in the late Chalcolithic (though it was perhaps continued by the very rare White Painted Philia ware).
If accepted as genuine this would have been a very rare near-intact Red on White Ware Middle Chalcolithic beaker (3000-2750BC) (restored chips on rim). The main shape would have been typical but not the out-turned rim. Cross-hatched triangles have been found on chalcolithic pots (though rare). The piece is thick-walled and heavy for its small size.
Bought 2014 It has now been returned to the dealer as not Cypriot.
Size: 15.9cmH
(Ex. private collection Wiltshire UK. Acquired at auction from a deceased estate in a mixed lot of Victorian pottery. All previous provenance had been lost or thrown away. [March 12016: suggested to be from N. Mesopotamia/NW Iran and after research, North Iran is now accepted.] Since discovered in a Bonhams auction catalogue 1999, lot 394)
(Aquired 2014. RETURNED TO DEALER. Now considered to be from North Iran.)
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?Cypriot [Iranian? jar - previously believed Cypriot Chalcolithic. 3500 – 2700 BC
