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LOT 1277
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.
Provenance
Acquired 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.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 67.247.7, for a comparable vessel.
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LOT 1277
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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