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LOT 1376
Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 in. (841 grams, 30.5 cm).
Comprising a tubular body with a domed rump and four stub legs, an angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; a trumpet-shaped filler tube to the upper face and a strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; and a pouring hole at the throat.
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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Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising a tubular body with a domed rump and four stub legs, an angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; a trumpet-shaped filler tube to the upper face and a strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; and a pouring hole at the throat. 841 grams, 30.5 cm
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. -
Elamite Brown Stone Stamp Seal Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rectangular type with incuse animal frieze to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.45 grams, 30 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Text
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With frieze depicting two standing figures with hatched bodies and two serpent-heads each, behind a rearing centipede-like creature with triangular head; two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression and old collector's record card. 4.22 grams, 22.94 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
