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LOT 0801
Etruscan Biconical Bowl with Handles
ITALO-GEOMETRIC, 7TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/8 in. (240 grams, 18.2 cm wide).
Biconical in profile on a basal ring, with short applied handles, concentric horizontal red lines to both faces, painted vertical lines under the neck.
ProvenanceEx Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in November 1978; thence by descent in the family.
LiteratureFor similar, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, item no.74.51.594.
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LOT 0801
Etruscan Biconical Bowl with Handles
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£135 (EUR 157; USD 182) ‡+BP*
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