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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PROFESSOR E. T. HALL, C.B.E. Professor Edward 'Teddy' Hall (1924-2001) was a man who enjoyed art and science, a distinguished scientist and inventor in the vanguard of the scientific analysis of works of art and archaeology. He was Director of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at Oxford, and exceptionally served on the board of three national museums at the same time: as a Trustee of The British Museum, as Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the National Gallery and on the Advisory Council of the Science Museum. He was also an Honorary Fellow of the British Academy. Professor Hall came to the attention of the general public in 1953 when he used x-ray fluorescence to show that the bones of the Piltdown Man had been stained to make them appear ancient. In 1988 his radiocarbon tests on the Turin Shroud matched two independent tests dating the relic as post-medieval. He applied the same principles of rigid scholarship and an aesthete's eye to every field of interest not only ancient glass; Christie's London sold his important collections of clocks in July 2003 and Chinese monochrome porcelains in June 2004. ANCIENT GLASS AND AMLASH POTTERY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PROFESSOR E. T. HALL, C.B.E. (lots 156-185)

AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON

10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
The hollow vessel with cylindrical body and prominent neck hump, the muzzle extending into a long spout, with long horns and small ears below, vertical ridges for the dewlap and tail, punched circular decoration over the rump, shoulders and neck, on four tapering legs, repaired and restored
14 in. (36 cm.) long; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high

來源

Acquired in the late 1960s/early 1970s.

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

A Thermoluminescence Analysis Report from Oxford Authentication Ltd. accompanies this lot.