Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C

Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C

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Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
  • Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C
Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C

Cypriot Polished Incised Black Jar, Bronze Age Yortan culture Circa 2200-1750 B.C

£110.00
Early Bronze Age handmade pottery vessel belonging to the Yortan Culture (approximately 3000–2500 BC) from Northwest Anatolia (modern-day Turkey).
Vessel Analysis
  • Form & Distinctive Features: This piece is a signature Yortan miniature or small jar featuring a dark, burnished earthenware body decorated with incised geometric lines. Crucially, the flared neck features dual pierced suspension holes—a classic hallmark of Yortan pottery used either to tie a lid securely or to suspend the pot with cords. 
    • Initial Misidentification: The sheet notes that the vessel was originally "wurde als römisch verkauft" (sold as Roman) for DM 30.- (30 Deutsche Marks).
    • Archaeological Correction: It credits a Dr. Zürn, who correctly identified it as "sicher prähistorisch" (certainly prehistoric). This refers to the notable German prehistorian Dr. Hartwig Zürn, who served as a chief archaeologist and land conservator in southwest Germany during the mid-to-late 20th century.
    • Early Cultural Speculation: The original typist conjectured "Chatal Huyuk?" (Çatalhöyük). However, a handwritten correction in blue ink notes "Kaum so alt" (hardly that old), noting that Çatalhöyük (a Neolithic site) predates this vessel. This note precisely fits its current classification as a Bronze Age Yortan culture item, which sits right between the Neolithic era and the Roman era.
    • Physical Description:
      • Dimensions: 12 cm in diameter, 16 cm in height.
      • Material & Structure: Described as "Grauer Ton" (grey clay), featuring an upper constricted neck ("oben etwas eingeschnurt"), dual sets of cord holes ("oben 2 x 2 Schnurlöcher"), and linear geometric carvings ("mit gebündelten Linien verziert").
      • Document Translation & Breakdown
  • The Handwritten Note: Written in German, the note translates to: "see Antike Welt; 2/2012 p. 44 Yortan Kultur". This points directly to a specific reference article in Antike Welt, a prominent European journal for archaeology and cultural history, where a parallel example or study on this specific pottery style was published in their second issue of 2012.

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