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LOT 1317
Amlash Painted Terracotta Vessel with Spout
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (252 grams, 14.6 cm).
With rounded body and narrow base, tubular spout with everted rim; the body with intersecting linear decoration.
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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