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Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds
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LOT 0967

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds

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 and animal panel, bird motif and various coloured bands; repaired.

Provenance

Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.

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LOT 0967

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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