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LOT 0263

Amlash Terracotta Bull Rhyton

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

9 7/8 in. (601 grams, 25 cm).

A hollow-formed ceramic vessel formed as a standing zebu with large hump, ridged tail, pectoral ridge and horns; the head forming the U-channel spout.

Provenance

European private collection, 1983.
Ex Anavian Gallery, New York.
Private collection, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00019651.
Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report, dated 22 November 1990.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12702-235146.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0263

Amlash Terracotta Bull Rhyton

Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500

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