PAIR OF AMLASH SILVER-ALLOY AND BRONZE VESSELS

Ca. 1000 - 800 BC. A pair of vessels, from left to right: a silver-alloy vessel with a cylindrical body, slightly flaring mouth, and a reinforced base secured by a row of rivets, with a circular handle attached at the upper edge and flanked on both sides by walking lions; and a bronze vessel with a rounded body, a broad straight-sided mouth and a narrow spout projecting horizontally from the rim. Size: 105-110mm x 180-190mm; Weight: 1.1kg Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970?2006.