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LOT 308:
Western Asiatic Painted Ram Vessel
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Start price:
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1,350
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $2,000
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Western Asiatic Painted Ram Vessel
1st millennium AD
A ceramic aquamanile formed as a standing caprid with head on a long arched neck, painted linear detailing to the flanks and chest, hollowed eyes, filling tube behind the shoulders with strap handle from the rim, spout to the chest, two stub legs to the rear. 917 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Fine condition. Scarce.
Provenance
Property of a central London collector; previously with a central London gallery; accompanied by the original Thermoluminescence analysis report by The Research Laboratory for Archaeology and The History of Art, Oxford University, dated 16 June 1981.
