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LOT 1492
Western Asiatic Terracotta Flask with Incised Decoration
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (38 grams, 73 mm).
With an almost square base, sloping walls and circular mouth; incised encircling lines on the neck and herringbone-pattern on the walls. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with Dorotheum Auction, Vienna, 13 December 2000, no.61.
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.
Literature
Cf. for a similar Cypriot perfume bottle of Roman age, The British Museum, accession no.1982,0729.19.
Footnotes
Various materials were used in Antiquity to manufacture containers for expensive perfume extracts. Clay was one of the most common materials before glass containers were invented. The clay containers were easy to make and blocked sunlight, protecting the perfume.
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LOT 1492
Western Asiatic Terracotta Flask with Incised Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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