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LOT 0967
Western Asiatic Geometric Iron Age Ceramic Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/4 in. (2.4 kg, 26.5 cm).
Broad bulbous body with rounded underside, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated chamfered rim, strap handle, curved spout with supporting strap, decorated as beast-head with applied pellet eyes; circumferential painted ornament including figural panels, frond motif and various coloured bands; repaired.
Provenance
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
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LOT 0967
Western Asiatic Geometric Iron Age Ceramic Vessel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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