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LOT 0215
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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 67.247.7, for a comparable vessel.
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LOT 0215
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£690 (EUR 800; USD 932) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £510
Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. 1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter
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