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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1356