A fragment of a Hittite buff-ware vessel showing a deer in relief, on a pink background, mounted -- 5½in. (14cm.) wide max., circa 1400 B.C.

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A fragment of a Hittite buff-ware vessel showing a deer in relief, on a pink background, mounted -- 5½in. (14cm.) wide max., circa 1400 B.C.
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Lot Essay

The fragment seems to be related to a small group of relief vessels with polychrome slip. C.f. for similar, E. Akurgal, The Art of the Hittites, New York, 1962, pl.XIV

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