4th-3rd millennium BC. A ceramic chalice with broad flared rim, carinated body above raised collars, tapering cylindrical stem and flared and dished rim; upper body, neck and rim painted with geometric motifs including hatched and vertical lines between circumferential bands. 1.2 kg, 25cm (10"). From the deceased estate of an important Japanese art collector; the collection formed 1960-2010. [No Reserve]