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LOT 0617
Danubian Decorated Terracotta Bowl with Handles
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (233 grams, 16.5 cm).
Shallow discoid vessel with thick loop handles, central panel with meander detailing, concentric bands and outer radiating ring of ivy leaves on tendrils.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late-1990s.
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