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Parthian Terracotta Earthenware 200 BC - 200AD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Parthian Terracotta Earthenware 200 BC - 200AD
Featured in this lot is an Ancient Parthian Terracotta Earthenware Jar, circa 200 B.C. - 200 A.D. The jar was procured in Khwaja Khanum, Afghanistan during the 1970s. A terracotta handled jar with a globular body, flared base, a long neck and flared rim decorated in Greek motifs. Such vessels would have been produced to store food, but also as burial goods to be placed with the deceased in the tomb. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, including African, Afghan, Indian, Mughal, Persian and Far East Asian artifacts. Khwaja Khanum is located in the northeast area of Afghanistan, inside the Kushan empire, which from approximately 200 B.C. until 200 A.D. was the furthest east Hellenistic-Greek state. As such, Hellenistic culture greatly influenced the art and culture. This terracotta jar displays Greek motif designs, is in excavated condition. Damage is observed to the neck and rim, but otherwise in amazingly well preserved condition. The piece measures 5.25"W x 7.25"H, and the base is 2.5" diameter. The approximate weight is 1lb 2oz.*