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LOT 0291
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.
Provenance
with Artemis gallery, Münich.
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1992.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a13 from Oxford Authentication.
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.
Literature
Cf. similar but less accomplished example in the British Museum under accession no.1887,0502.85.
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LOT 0291
Anatolian Terracotta Ram Rhyton
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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