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LOT 0906
Amlash Terracotta Flagon with Animal Head Handle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (537 grams, 21 cm high).
The squat, bulbous body standing on conical tripod feet, slender neck with everted mouth and integral handle with pinched lug at the top, likely representing an animal form, small applied pellets around the lower body.
Provenance
Ex Rabi gallery, 1990s.
Private collection of Iranian art.
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