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LOT 1192
Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 1/4 in. (856 grams, 31 cm).
Comprising a slightly tapering tubular body with applied domed rump, four stub legs, angled conical neck, head with crescent horns; trumpet-shaped filer hole to the back with strap handle, incised detailing; restored.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981.
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LOT 1192
Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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