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LOT 1332

Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Animal on Base

CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

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

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. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
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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LOT 1332

Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Animal on Base

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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