Anthropomorphic jar. Hittite culture, c. 1000 B.C.

Anthropomorphic vase. Hittite culture, c. 1000 B.C.
Provenance: Private German collection, acquired between 1970 and 1990. Later, private collection in Oss.
Measurements: 7 cm high; 8 cm with base.
Provenance: Family legacy of Ramon Martí Alsina and Ricard Martí Aguiló. Archaeological collection formed from the 1950s by successive generations of the family, through acquisitions in European galleries and auction houses.

Cylindrical vase with anthropomorphic decoration. It features a fluted molding at the base, and the anthropomorphic decoration rises in relief, with a stylized silhouette on both the body and the head.
Between the 16th and 15th centuries B.C., the Hittites constituted one of the three most important states in the Near East, having in fact already shared hegemony over the Eastern world with Egypt as early as the 13th century. Theirs was a highly original civilization that reached its zenith during the imperial period, when monumental sculpture and architecture flourished. Furthermore, they produced the finest military architecture in the East, including cyclopean walls of great technical complexity.