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LOT 0057

Eastern Greek Terracotta Hedgehog Aryballos

6TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/4 in. (55 grams, 98 mm).

Hollow-formed with textured body and four stub legs, conical nose and lateral flanges with impressed point eyes; discoid flange rim to the neck with incised petal detailing.

Provenance

Ex Mrs IM collection, nr 18 (widow of Leo Mildenberg), formed in Zurich, gift from her husband between 1975-2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12208-222174.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.69.11.3.

CONDITION

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LOT 0057

Eastern Greek Terracotta Hedgehog Aryballos

Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)

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