AN IRANIAN BRONZE SPOUTED VESSEL

CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

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AN IRANIAN BRONZE SPOUTED VESSEL
circa early 1st millennium b.c.
The hammered, ovoid vessel with a high, slightly flaring neck and a long, deeply channeled open spout, with embossed and incised ornament on the shoulders
5.1/8 in. (13 cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a nearly identical vessel see pl. 62A in Pope, ed., A Survey of Persian Art.

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