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.

CONDITION

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With Thermoluminescence Analysis Report

LOT 0291