Large Chalcolithic Cup from Hacilar

Culture: Hacılar Höyük

Period: Mid 6th millennium B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 13.6 cm high

Price: 4 000 Euro

Ref: 6686

Provenance: Belgian private collection Anne and Christophe Vase, acquired in 1971 from Nonweiller in Brussels, Belgium. Recorded in an insurance document dated March 1985.

Condition: A stress crack on one side, today invisible and stabilized. Otherwise, very beautifully preserved.

Description: Exceptionally large and very beautifully preserved terracotta cup from the settlement hill Hacılar Höyük in southwestern Türkiye. The hand formed vessel, belonging to the Chalcolithic layer 5, stands on a flattened base. The body has an ovoid cross section, the wall is slightly bulbous and ends on top in a rounded, slightly outwards pulled rim. At the outermost edge, two vertically pierced eyelets are positioned opposite each other. Striking is the wonderfully preserved painting in red colour. Around the rim thick encircling bands. Below thick zig zag bands, seven on one side, on the other six. A very well-preserved evidence dating to the early period of the Chalcolithic ceramic art.