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A SPOUTED STONE VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A RAM, AMLASH CULTURE, IRAN, EARLY FIRST MILLENNIUM BC
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04月17日 下午5点 开拍 /15天1小时
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Expert's note: The present form may recall the askos, a flattened pouring vessel known from the ancient Greek world and typically used for dispensing oil. In Greek ceramics the askos developed from earlier skin flasks and became a standardized shape with a small spout designed for controlled pouring. Although vessels from the Amlash culture of northern Iran (c. 1200-700 BC) occasionally share a comparable flattened body and spouted configuration, they belong to an entirely different artistic and cultural tradition. The term “Amlash” refers to a group of Early Iron Age ceramics, carved stones, and bronzes from the southern Caspian region of Iran, many of which were recovered from tomb contexts.Finely carved in the round, the plump body of the animal supported on four subtly conical legs, rising into a rounded neck that holds its slightly raised head, carefully hollowed and distinguished by a prominent spouted muzzle, flanked by bulging eyes and a pair of curled horns. The opaque stone exhibiting a deep emerald-green tone, accented with spinach-green inclusions and veining.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired in 1976 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. In December 2025, he was awarded medals of national recognition by the Royal Government of Cambodia for his exceptional contributions to the scientific study, preservation, and international understanding of Angkor and Koh Ker. Zelnik founded the Hungarian Southeast Asian Institute in the early 2000s. The Institute supported a range of research programs at Angkor and Koh Ker, including archaeological surveys, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) investigations, epigraphic studies, and historical research. These efforts have contributed to a deeper understanding of the Angkorian empire, the pre-Angkor period, and Cambodia's prehistoric times. Research supported by the institute played a key role in raising international awareness of Koh Ker and led to its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, natural fissures and inclusions, signs of burial, few minute chips.Weight: 122.3 gDimensions: Length 8.5 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's London, 15 May 2002, lot 239Price: GBP 5,287 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : An Amlash pottery ram rhyton, early 1st millennium BC Expert remark: Compare the related animal form, similarly shaped with a spouted muzzle, curled horns, and a rounded body. Note the larger size (21 cm) and different material.

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