Ca. 2nd millennium BC. A globular-shaped pottery vessel with a pronounced spout. The body decorated with horizontally oriented bands. The Amlash culture, also known as Marlik culture, is found in Northern Iran, enduring for many centuries. It was one of the most distinctive cultures of the late second and early first millennia BC, which had cultural contacts with the Assyrian Empire.Size: L:245mm / W:255mm ; 1.79kgProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.