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LOT 0267
Ziwiye Vessel with Animal Scene
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (1.66 kg, 16.1 cm).
Rectangular in plan with rectangular spout; side wall with friezes: guilloche border enclosing a lion attacking a zebu; regardant stag with fawn; lioness with cub, fleeing stag; repaired.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 10 October 2017, no.218.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12704-235452.
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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