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LOT 0086

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470

PARTHIAN CERAMIC HORSE RHYTON
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (1.61 kg, 27 cm).

Hollow-formed horse figure with spout to the chest and filler hole beneath the chest; painted saddle and bridle detailing.

PROVENANCE:
Ex Zackary, Los Angeles, USA, 1960s.
with Christie's, 13 October 2008, no.156.

Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.108u46.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12655-235194.
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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