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LOT 0941
Western Asiatic Terracotta 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.
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LOT 0941
Western Asiatic Terracotta Tripod Vessel
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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