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A SICILIAN POTTERY RHYTON IN THE FORM OF A BULL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE SELINUNT GROUP, TYPE C

THIRD QUARTER OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A SICILIAN POTTERY RHYTON IN THE FORM OF A BULL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE SELINUNT GROUP, TYPE C
THIRD QUARTER OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The body with central filling spout flanked by twin handles, a tapered pouring spout emerging from its rump above the looped tail, the bull with head turned to its right, decorated with orange painted linear and dotted decoration, on four short legs
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) long

Provenance

Collection of Dr. Jacob Hirsch (d. 1955).
The Estate of Roland Maly, circa 1972.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Ars Antiqua AG, Auktion 5, 7 November 1964, no. 108.

Cf. B. H. M. Heldring, Sicilian Plastic Vases, Utrecht, 1981, pp. 71 and 76, pl. 27, no. 23.

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