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LOT 1241
Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 1/4 in. (841 grams, 30.9 cm wide).
Comprising a tubular body with dommed rump and four stub legs, angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; trumpet-shaped filler tube to upper face and strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; pouring hole at throat.
Provenance
with 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.
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 1241
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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