Decorated vase with handle

Globular vase with handle. The body of the vase is decorated with sets of 5 or 6 lines, starting at the neck and ending at the base. The rim and handle are decorated with wavy lines, also ending at the base. The white slip pottery with red painted decoration from Tepe Siyalk can be seen as a local development of the grey ceramics from the Iron Age I. This pottery dates to the Iron Age II-III (10th - 7th century BCE). In general, this type of pottery is entirely painted, including the bottom. In addition to geometric patterns, animals, human figures and fabulous creatures are depicted. This type was discovered for the first time during the French excavation at a cemetery near Tepe Siyalk, an archaeological site close to the modern city of Kashan. Between 1933 and 1937, this site was excavated under the direction of Roman Girshman, on behalf of the Louvre. Similar vases, sold on the art market, probably also came from this site.