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CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON
CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
The hollow vessel with prominent projecting neck hump, the muzzle extending into a long spout, with long curved horns and small ears below, with punched circular eyes, raised ridges for the dewlap and tail, on four tapering legs
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
The hollow vessel with prominent projecting neck hump, the muzzle extending into a long spout, with long curved horns and small ears below, with punched circular eyes, raised ridges for the dewlap and tail, on four tapering legs
10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris, acquired prior to 1999.
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