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LOT 1011
Western Asiatic Painted Spouted Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 in. (2.27 kg, 28 cm high).
A bulbous ceramic 'tea pot' with everted rim, bridged spout and strap handle, polychrome painted frieze composed of stylised trees, possibly animal beneath a canopy and figurative architectural form, bands and geometric motifs elsewhere, possibly phallus beneath the handle.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1011
Western Asiatic Painted Spouted Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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