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LOT 0266
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 3/4 in. (846 grams, 30 cm wide).
Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and loop handle to the rear.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1978.
Private collection, UK.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125e39 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.12703-235149.
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. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 67.247.7, for a comparable vessel.
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LOT 0266
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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