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LOT 0954
Amlash Terracotta Amphora
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 5/8 in. (1 kg, 22 cm high).
A finely modelled red terracotta amphora featuring a globular body rising from a flat base, a short neck, and a wide, flaring rim; two applied handles extending from the shoulder to the rim with bird-head detailing.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1990s.
Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
From a specialist collection of pottery.
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