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LOT 2156
Amlash Style Terracotta Rhyton
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 in. (776 grams, 23 cm).
Bulbous in form with everted rim and loop handle, developing to an equine head turned to one side and with forelegs held flat against the flank; ears absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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The freak show was the archetypal expression of popular culture, enjoyed by everyone regardless of their class. The freak show was presented to the public as entertaining and educational, offering the opportunity to learn about anatomy and the ‘realities’ of people from foreign lands. The real 'shrunken heads' known as tsantsas were severed human heads that were used by tribal cultures as war trophies or for ceremonial purposes. They were also used to scare off an enemy, using the heads as a threat, or also in religious rituals.
