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LOT 1339
Luristan Terracotta Jar with Bird Feet and Spout
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 5/8 in. (626 grams, 19.5 cm high).
Comprising a tall piriform body with small feet radiating from the base, narrow u-section spout representative of a bird's head. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s onwards.
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.
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