Near Eastern Bactrian Ceramic Rhyton

5TH-3RD CENTURY BC

9 1/4" (1.4 kg, 23.5 cm including stand).

A terracotta rhyton with tubular body and everted rim, the finial a snarling feline with gaping jaws, applied eyes and ears, forepaws clenched; painted red with rows of ochre and black pellets, black painted detail to the face; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

Property of a Lady; ex Klara Scott of Willesden, UK; acquired in the 1960s on the London art market.

CONDITION

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LOT 0432

Near Eastern Bactrian Ceramic Rhyton

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,566

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