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LOT 1097

Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Appliqué

MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000 B.C.

6 3/4 in. (447 grams, 17.1 cm high).

Piriform in profile with discoid foot, deep shoulder, tall neck with rolled and everted rim; applied aviform figure to the shoulders with splayed wings encircling the base of the neck; possibly Cypriot workmanship. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Constable collection, UK, 1990s.

Accompanied by an old photograph with description verso.
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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LOT 1097

Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Appliqué

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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