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LOT 0204

Estimate
GBP (£) 1,000 - 1,400
EUR (€) 1,160 - 1,620
USD ($) 1,340 - 1,880

WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA ELEPHANT TRIPOD VESSEL
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
13 3/4 in. (2.9 kg, 35 cm wide).

An Indus period shallow dish or bowl with gently rounded and tapering sidewalls, three integral tapering legs formed as stylised elephant heads and trunks with simple facial detailing and splayed feet.

PROVENANCE:
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N123k2 from Oxford Authentication.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 54.55.15, for a vessel of comparable form dated 2nd millennium B.C.

CONDITION
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