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LOT 0232
Anatolian Terracotta Ram Rhyton
19TH-18TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (578 grams, 20.5 cm).
Ovoid in plan with ram-head finial and spout, filling-hole to the centre back and stub tail forming a handle; hatched panels to the sidewall with reserved running zigzag, radiating bands of impressed point ornament, head with forward-facing curled horns.
Provenancewith Artemis gallery, Münich.
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1992.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12260-222201.
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.
Cf. similar but less accomplished example in the British Museum under accession no.1887,0502.85.
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LOT 0232
Anatolian Terracotta Ram Rhyton
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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