Beaked Jug In Natural Colors

Beaked Jug

Beaked jug with bulbous body and a handle in natural colors: beige, brown, black, reddish. Central belt painted with geometric and zoomorph stylized fields, empty areas and meander elements. Rounded bottom.

Object ID
Persia_015

Age
Late Neolithic 3000 – 1000 BC (?)

Material
Ceramics

Color
beige-yellowish, brown, black, reddish

Diameter
16 cm

Diameter (neck)
9.7 cm

Diameter (floorplate / base)
9 cm

Height
(coming soon)

Height (neck)
9 cm

Condition
Broken edge on the beak. Fair

Price
on request

Description

Harmoniously shaped beaked jug with a long neck with (a broken) spout, a bulbous body and a handle painted in natural colors: beige, brown, black, yellowish, reddish. Around the mouth is a dark-brown tape. The shoulder-neck tape looks worn and shows only remains of former painting. Framed by black lines the central body-belt is decorated with different patterns which are each on both sides delimited by three vertical black lines. There are simple rectangular fields in yellowish, fields with meander elements and areas with zoomorphic motifs looking like a snale-like structure. [1] The bottom is rounded. The meander, in this case in the shape of a square, symbolizes the rebirth. The square itself means magical power. The zoomorphic being („ammonite“) stands for longevity. Similar motifs – meander, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic patterns – were also found on clay vessels and clay urns of the late Neolithic period. [2] (HV)

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[1] Willetts, William (1968): Das Buch der chinesischen Kunst. Von der Jungsteinzeit bis heute. Econ Verlag Düsseldorf und Wien. 32 und Abb. 2
[2] Feddersen, Martin (1955): Chinesisches Kunstgewerbe. Ein Handbuch für Sammler und Liebhaber. Zweite neubearbeitete Auflage. Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag. 18 – 22