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LOT 0908
Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (248 grams, 14.7 cm wide).
In the form of a stylised sheep, composed of an ovoid body with integral tail, shallow neck to the vessel opening and animal's neck and head with horns curled around its ears, pricked eyes and muzzle formed as pouring spout.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1990s.
Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
From a specialist collection of pottery.
Vessels of this type likely served a ceremonial function and were often ritually deposited in graves.
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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South Arabian Inscribed Ceramic Female Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Modelled seated and nude, arms outstretched before the body; polychrome facial and anatomical detailing and depiction of a necklace and arm bangles; lettering to legs; repaired. 618 grams, 15.8 cm
London art market, 2000. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.C142647A-1 from Re.S.Artes. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register search certificate dated 10 January 2017 and IADAA search certificate dated 15 April 2020.
