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LOT 0859
Cypro-Archaic Terracotta Jug
CYPRUS, 7TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/8 in. (365 grams, 18 cm).
Spherical body on a low ring foot, long tubular neck and wide rim, painted horizontal lines on the neck, and an applied round-section handle
ProvenanceFrom the Swedish Painter Lasse Johnson (1899-1992), aquired 1972.
Thereafter, offered by Maud Johnson-Vuilleumier to her cousin M.N.F.Pellation (1921-2005) in 1992; thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, item no.74.51.945, for the type.
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LOT 0859
Cypro-Archaic Terracotta Jug
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*
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