The Gluck Collection of Ancient Persian Art

Luristan, c.1700 - 1300 BC. A fine libation pitcher beaked spout and double handle, one of which is roped and terminates with the head of a ram, with

Luristan, c.2500 - 1500 BC. An orange buff bowl with red circles and hatches on the inside and on the rim. In the center is the molded image of a hors

Luristan, c.1000 BC. A orange buff protome in the form of a nude female torso, with protruding breasts, clenched arms and a well detailed head. The sp

Luristan, c.1000 - 900 BC. An orange buff protome with the head and neck of a bull and a tapered neck with a large, flared spout. The bull's hea...

Luristan, c.1000 - 900 BC. An orange buff pottery protome with a large straight mouth and the head of a bull at the bottom. A single handle is on one

Luristan, c.1000 - 900 BC. An orange buff pottery protome with a large flared mouth and a body in the form of a stylized feline, with long legs drawn

Ismailabad, c.5000 - 4000 BC. A large red burnished bowl with black painted linear designs on the outside rim. About 35% restored and repaired in anci

Chesm-I Ali, c.4500 BC. A choice small red buff bowl with black linear additions in paint. A fine example and in perfect condition for such and ancien

Kerman, c.4300 - 3800 BC. A large storage jar with white paint and decorated with stylized black mountains which are arranged in a geometric pattern a

Kerman, c.2500 BC. A large, deep bowl with a white slip and charming black patterns on the upper part of the inside and outside rims. The center of th

Kerman, c.2500 BC. A small, deep bowl with a white slip and black geometric designs painted on the inside and outside. In the center is a large '...

Kerman, c.2500 BC. A red buff vase with a wide body and a spout flared mouth. The sides are painted in black with a very nice series of stylized mount

Sagzabad, c.2500 - 2000 BC. A painted tripod jar with a wide body and a flared mouth. Two small implied lug handles at sides. Decorated with black geo

Tepe Giyan III Nahavand, c.2800 BC. A tan buff jar with fine decoration in black paint consisting of three dogs? surrounded by attractive linear desig

Tepe Giyan III Nahavand, c.2900 - 2700 BC. A white ground storage jar with a rimmed shoulder and flared mouth. Decorated nicely with geometric and swi

Tepe Giyan III Nahavand, c.2700 BC. A fine white ground storage jar with three open-work legs, a ringed neck and two handles. The piece is nicely pain

Tepe Giyan III Nahavand, c.2700 BC. A large crFme slip storage jar with bulbous body and a tapered neck. Detailed in black-gray polychrome with two sk

Tepe Sialk, c.4400 - 4200 BC. A nicely painted bowl with crFme slip and brown linear designs of a row of ibexes and water symbols. In nice condition w

Tepe Sialk, c.1200 - 900 BC. A large buff ware bowl with a water bird amidst stars painted in red paint. Some repairs. D: 26cm.

Qazvin Plain, c.3500 BC. A white slip goblet with a nice geometric pattern done in deep brown paint. A very handsome piece with some minor repair. H:

Fassa, Fars Province, c.3500 BC. A very tall crFme slip ceramic amphora with a row of turkeys painted inside a multi-banded linear design at base of a

Ardebil, c.2000 - 1000 BC. A red buff rhyton in the form of a ram with well defined facial features and horns, four short legs and a flat tail turned

Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A red buff bowl with red painted linear designs around the rim and a central motif consisting of five stylized animals. Ver

Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A buff ware bowl with red paint. The decoration consists of a central deer with long antlers and a small deer behind. Both

Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A black burnished spouted ewer with a single handle and adorned with four concentric rings above the mid-body. The spout is

Ardebil, c.1000 BC. A crFme buff pottery double rhyton with handles adorned with sculptured rams. Between the two rhytons is a structural element whic

Ardebil, c.1000 - 700 BC. A crFme buff pottery protome with a large open mouth and a base in the form of a forepart of a horse with front legs swept b

Ardebil, c.800 BC. A dark brown buff pottery double rhyton with two tiered globular bodies and tall spouts, each with a handle. They are decorated wit

Marlik, c.1400 - 1000 BC. A terracotta female cum phallic idol with exaggerated hips and suggested features. Some repair and missing areas, but a rare

Marlik, c.1000 BC. An orange buff molded ram-headed figurine with a footed base and a curled front. Large arms curl downwards and join at the bottom a

Hast Par, c.1400 - 1000 BC. A grey buff pottery libation vessel in the form of a bovine animal with upright horned head and a spout protruding from th

Zanjan, c.700 BC. An incised yellow ware rhyton in the shape of a cow with a long body and a detailed head with a large spout. The piece is incised th

Azerbaijan, c.1000 BC. An orange buff double rhyton adorned with rampant ibexes with inset eyes on each handle. On the sides are painted ibexes in or

Azerbaijan, c.1200 BC. A terracotta lamp cover with applique designs in the forms of humans and ibexes as well and circles. The piece has a central ho

Azerbaijan, c.1000 BC. A grey buff double rhyton with addorsed ram protomes, The heads of the rams are nicely styled with elegant curved horns and con

Azerbaijan, c.1000 BC. An orange buff rhyton in the form of a pregnant goat. The piece is done in fine style with a graceful neck, long slender horns

Azerbaijan, c.1000 BC. A terracotta spool-like base for a larger vessel. H: 23.5cm. $200 - $300

Azerbaijan, c.1000 BC. A terracotta spool-like base for a larger vessel. Some repair. H: 16cm. $100 - $150

Qazvin, c.3000 - 2500 BC. A red storage jar with a rounded top and a small flared mouth decorated in black paint with a frieze of water birds over a

Hasanlu, c.2000 BC. A tall greyware pitcher, single loop handle at side and with a flared mouth. Minor rim chips. A nice piece. H: 24cm.

Fuman, Gilan. c.900 BC. A orange buff protome adorned with the head of a calf, with a full face and small budding horns. The body of the piece is bulb

Khurvin, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A crFme buff single handled pitcher with a beaked spout in the form of a bird's head showing large eyes and a ridged ...

Urartu - Khurvin, c.1000 BC. A large burnished metallic - grey pottery urn with ridged lines around the body and a triangular pattern around the top,

Urartu - Khurvin, c.800 BC. A long spouted ewer in dark grey buff with cross hatch design on the sides in imitation of metal ware. Very attractive wit

Urartu - Khurvin, c.800 BC. A long spouted black burnished ewer with a single small handle and small flared mouth. Two pellets adorn the base of the h

Urartu - Khurvin, c.800 BC. A large black burnished spouted jar with a raised mouth. The sides of the piece are decorated with a nice linear design in

Urartu, c.800 BC. A grey burnished tripod bowl with a single lug handle. Each leg terminates in a small flared foot. A very handsome piece some repair

Amlash, c.1500 BC. A dark burnished calf head rhyton incised with a sun or moon disc on the forehead. The facial features are also nicely defined with

Amlash, c.1500 BC. A terracotta sacrificial altar with a central rectangular wall depression adorned with 3 horned bull heads and a spout. 2 small cup

Amlash, c.1500 - 1000 BC. A large and attractive orange-ware tripod vessel. Simplistic design and quite pleasing. Some repair; one leg slightly fractu