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LOT 1220
Western Asiatic Terracotta Spouted Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (523 grams, 18.5 cm wide).
With bulbous body, looped handle and tapering spout, broad columnar neck with crimped detailing, bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 1220
Western Asiatic Terracotta Spouted Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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