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LOT 0032

Daunian Terracotta Olla

SUBGEOMETRIC, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

10 in. (2.33 kg, 25.5 cm wide).

With a deep body on round base, flaring mouth, short loop handles to the shoulders; pendant circle segments on interior of mouth; Metope-like frieze on shoulder with triglyphs and suspended triangles, U-shaped motif at the root of the handle, horizontal bands; monochrome ware.

Provenance

The estate of Hans-Ulrich Rutschmann, Switzerland, circa 1950s-1970s.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00097644.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0032

Daunian Terracotta Olla

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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