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LOT 0233

Amlash Terracotta Single-Handled Jug with Head Attachment

10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.

8 1/8 in. (723 grams, 20.6 cm).

Comprising a rounded body resting on three stub legs; funicular mouth and short neck; beneath the rim a mask with pinched nose and two pointed ears, impressed circular eyes and mouth; three vertical decorative strips impressed with the same tool as formed the eyes and mouth; tiered strap handle with two finger-grips to the outer face and impressed detailing running from the neck to the shoulder; rim and one foot partly restored.

Provenance

Ex Zackary, Los Angeles, 1960s.
Thereafter London art market, 1992.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00079639.
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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LOT 0233

Amlash Terracotta Single-Handled Jug with Head Attachment

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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