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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.
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.
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