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LOT 1249
Amlash Terracotta Wine Amphora
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/2 in. (283 grams, 21.4 cm).
Piriform in profile with narrow flat base, flared mouth and single loop handle.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
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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UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988. 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.
