This Tepe Sialk Bridge-Spouted Pottery Jar from circa 1st millennium B.C.E. has a rounded body and a short concave neck with an attached loop handle and a smaller handle at the back. The birdlike spout as well as the body is painted in brown and black with a variety of patterns including checkerboard and hatched and wavy lines. The decoration is vivid, and with the exception of a repair to the spout, this Persian piece is in prime condition. 10 1/8 inches high
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