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LOT 1003

Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Animal on Base

CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/2 in. (1.46 kg, 16.5 cm wide).

Feline with stocky body, erect tail, thick neck developing to a flat head, loop handle from the shoulder to the rump; painted with bands of geometric designs, facial detailing to the head; mounted on a hollow rectangular block with painted hatching to the upper face and edges.

Provenance

From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.

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LOT 1003

Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Animal on Base

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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