The Gluck Collection of Ancient Persian Art

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.