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LOT 1246
Amlash Terracotta Pitcher
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (678 grams, 18.5 cm).
Finely moulded reddish-orange pitcher with a wide, globular body, funicular neck and mouth, single handle with vestigial animal head knob at the top, extending from just below the rim to the shoulder; surface accretion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Ex TimesAncient, Bristol, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry.
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.
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Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. 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.
