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LOT 1175
Amlash Terracotta Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 3/8 in. (545 grams, 26.5 cm wide).
Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and handle with figurative animal design.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1990s.
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
From a specialist collection of pottery.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 67.247.7, for a comparable vessel.
FootnotesLikely representing a wading bird.
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LOT 1175
Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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