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LOT 1952
Amlash Style Terracotta Rhyton
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/8 in. (1.76 kg, 41 cm high).
Hollow-formed body of two bulbs connected by a narrow waist and a vertical projection for the neck tapering towards the top; the head formed as a tapering U-section channel or spout, with lateral projecting ears. impressed-point eyes and a crescent with openwork inner edge corresponding to antlers; four stub legs beneath, short triangular tail to the rump; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Dina (1928-2021) and Raphael (1924-1999) Recanati, New York, USA.
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