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Property from a Princely Collection (Lots 103-136)
Lot 106R

An Elamite bronze and silver spouted vessel

22 November – 9 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

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An Elamite bronze and silver spouted vessel

Circa 12th-7th Century B.C.
17.5cm high, 25cm long

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Provenance:
Private collection Europe, acquired 1980s.
Anonymous sale; Pierre Bergé, Paris, 26 May 2011, lot 202.
with Rupert Wace Ancient Art Ltd., London.
Property from a Princely Collection, acquired from the above in 2012.

Many pottery spouted vessels of this form were found at Tepe Sialk in Iran, as well as a bronze spouted vessel, which is now in the Louvre in Paris (museum no. AO 17910; S 546A). Tepe Sialk was known as an early centre for silver production. It is possible that the reinforced silver neck on the present lot is an ancient repair.

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