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Style: Primitive
Late Bronze Age Cypriot Painted Jar Ca 1450 BCE to 1200 BCE
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Late Bronze Age Cypriot Painted Jar ca. 1450 to 1200 BCE An elegant example of Late Bronze Age Cypriot pottery, this jar features a broad, ovoid body tapering upward to a short neck ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Chinese Blackware Jar – Warring States Period
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Chinese Blackware Jar – Warring States Period China, 475–221 B.C. A finely hand-built blackware jar from the Warring States period, notable for its elegant simplicity and timeworn pr...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Italian Olive Jars from Puglia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Pottery from Puglia hand crafted dimensions: 16 x 13.5 x 15 H 16 x 13.5 x 15 H 13 x 11 x 17 H
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Chinese Terracotta Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Frog Storage Jar China, 3rd Millennium B.C. A striking example of Neolithic ceramic artistry, this elegant terracotta stor...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Ancient Luristan Bronze Ewer with Painted Decoration and Handle, c. 1000 BC
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A rare and large Luristan bronze ewer, dating to circa 1000 BC. The vessel is finely cast with a rounded body, tall flaring neck, and a sharply everted rim, joined by an arched bronz...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Bronze

Large Chinese Terracotta Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Large Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C. China, Neolithic Period (circa 3000–2000 B.C.) An exceptional Neolithic terracotta storage vessel,...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Antique Italian Orcio Puglia #4, Colossal Terra Cotta Jar, Ochre and Umber Glaze
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia; large terracotta vessel with ochre & umber glaze. Authentic Mediterranean antique pottery, two-handled amphora jar...
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C. China, Neolithic Period (circa 3000–2000 B.C.) A striking Neolithic terracotta vessel, distinguished by ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Large Ancient Holy Land Pottery Jug, Iron Age, Time of King David, c. 1000 BC
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
An impressive Iron Age pottery jug from the Holy Land, dating to the time of King David (c. 1000 BC), with a rounded body, loop handle, and warm, earthen patina. This vessel embodies...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Israeli Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Holy Land Iron Age Terracotta Storage Jar with Lug Handles, c. 1200–1000
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A striking large terracotta storage jar from the Holy Land, dating to the Iron Age, circa 1200–1000 BC. The vessel is hand-formed in a rounded globular shape, with a short cylindrica...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Israeli Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery

Exceptional Neolithic Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar, 3rd Millennium B.C
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Exceptional Neolithic Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar, 3rd Millennium B.C. A rare and visually arresting terracotta storage jar from Neolithic China, dating to the 3rd millenn...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Late 18th Century Khmer Brown Glazed Terracotta Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Khmer brown glazed terracotta vase is a very stunning piece with its organic shape and all the signs of the time. The enameled surface well shows its period and for this reasons...
Category

Late 18th Century Cambodian Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Neolithic Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar 3rd millennium B.C
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Neolithic Period, 3rd Millennium B.C. Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar An elegant Chinese terracotta storage jar from the Neolithic period, dating to the 3rd millennium B.C. Th...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Amlash Openwork Terracotta Tripod Jar Ca. 1200 - 800 BC
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This Amlash Openwork Terracotta Tripod Jar, dating from circa 1200–800 BC, is a striking example of ancient craftsmanship from the region of northwestern Iran. Crafted from terracott...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Chinese Rice Barrel with Lid, early 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Chinese Rice Barrel with Lid, early 20th Century. Aged wood with metal and iron banding and handles.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars

Materials

Wood

Handcrafted Pottery XL Container Jar Pot, early 1900's Hungary
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Original Handcrafted Pottery Earthenware XL Container Pot, Made in Hungary early 1900's. Red clay matt glazed handmade container pot, which was used to store food, partially burried ...
Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century American tall Albany-slip-glazed stoneware storage jar with a heavy lip. This jar was originally used to store food, but is perfect today for storing umbrellas, walkin...
Category

19th Century American Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A beautiful jar of piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section with loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of hatched circles, ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A beautiful jar of piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section with loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of hatched circles, ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A beautiful jar of piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section with loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of hatched circles, ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category

15th Century and Earlier African Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Asian Pestle and Mortar and Apothecary Jar
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Asian Pestle and Mortar and Apothecary Jar These very gnarled pieces are hand made and intended for the use of preparing and keeping ingredients. They both have either a copper or b...
Category

19th Century Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Wood

Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category

15th Century and Earlier African Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Antique African Milk Jug
Located in New York, NY
Antique African wooden milk jug with tin accent. Includes a beautiful hand woven top. The jug alone is 12” high. Great as a vase or art object. Early 20th century. This container ...
Category

Early 20th Century Primitive Jars

Materials

Metal

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Large Meiji Period Bronze Twin Handled Urn with Decoration
Located in Redding, CT
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Located in Buisson, FR
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Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
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Antique Lyons Blue Decorated Stoneware Batter Jug 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Carved Wood Seed Pot, Wabi-Sabi Handmade Iron Staples, France, c. 1900
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carved wood seed pot, wabi-sabi handmade iron staples, France, c. 1900, Probably for flour.
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Early 1900s French Antique Primitive Jars

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Antique Chinese Pottery Jar, 476-221 BCE, Primitive Pottery with Motif Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Sipe Number 5 Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Crock, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
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