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LOT 1376
Western Asiatic Terracotta Spouted Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (270 grams, 11.5 cm).
Squat in profile with braided strap handle and broad spout; painted bands of stepped rectangular and scrolled patterns.
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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