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PREI · 11.0005

Pitcher

Ferghana
4th–1st centuries BCE
Ceramic
18.5 × 18.8 cm

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Description

This jar, discovered in Fergana, dates to the 4th–1st centuries BCE and was handmade. It is painted with slip and decorated with geometric patterns in dark red pigment. The jar was likely used by the ancient inhabitants of the Fergana Valley in everyday life. Its geometric patterns reflect the worldview and aesthetic taste of the people of that era.