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LOT 1498
Anatolian Style Terracotta Rhyton
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (474 grams, 21.5 cm wide).
Modelled in the round, a zebu with characteristic hump to the shoulders, pouring spout on the head flanked by horns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the celebrated personal collection of art formed by the famous anthropologist, artist, and television presenter Desmond Morris.
Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape, Manwatching, The Naked Eye, and countless other books concerning human and animal behaviour, a professional zoologist, surrealist artist, lecture and television celebrity.
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Russian Wooden Icon with St John the Baptist
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Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a painted board with mounting panel and slots to the reverse, gessoed surface with painting of St John the Baptist standing nimbate with wings spread behind him, left hand supporting a bowl containing his severed head and holding an unfurled scroll with Cyrillic text 'Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,' (Matthew 3:2); right hand raised in blessing; landscape with sand-dunes and trees; gilded title above; the upper border with gilt Slavonic inscription reading 'Holy John the Forerunner'; from the Palekh Icon School, probably made in Mstera circa 1890. 1.02 kg, 31 cm high
Fine condition.
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20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of graduated facetted blue beads interspersed with opaque seed beads. 9.1 grams, 69 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
