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LOT 2123
Amlash Style Terracotta Bull Rhyton
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/8 in. (1.37 kg, 36.5 cm wide).
Formed as a standing bull with exaggerated neckhump, four stub legs and long curving horns, U-shaped muzzle forming the spout. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Dr Alvin M. Soffe (c.1922–1995) and Elizabeth Ann Soffe, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, acquired circa 1960s–1970s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter no.S00256670 from the Art Loss Register confirming that this item was not found on their database.
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