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LOT 1366
Western Asiatic Red Terracotta Jug with Face
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/8 in. (1.25 kg, 20.7 cm).
Bulbous in profile with trumpet-shaped mouth and strap handle to rear; below the mouth, a trapezoidal panel with high-relief image of a female mask with radiating strands of hair, lozengiform urna to the brow, drop earrings.
Provenance
UK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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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