Ca. 1200-1000 BC Formed from thin sheets of bronze, giving it a thin, walled body. The body formed of a long pinched or U-shaped channeled spout, conjoined by a long, hooped handle with large, bulbous-shaped pellets in between. Vessels with such a long spout were probably used for pouring liquids in religious ceremonies and rituals.For further reading:Roman Ghirshman, ?Notes Iraniennes XI. Le Rhyton en Iran?, Artibus Asiae, volume 25, no. 1 (1962), p. 57-80.Size: L:120mm / W:320mm ; 655g Provenance: From the private collection of an Oxford gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.