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LOT 0814
Etruscan Bioconical Bowl with Handles
ITALO-GEOMETIC, 7TH CENTURY B.C.
7 5/8 in. (250 grams, 19.5 cm wide).
Biconical in profile on a basal ring, with short applied handles, concentric raised horizontal ribs to the inner face.
ProvenanceEx Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in October 1978; thence by descent.
LiteratureSee Hayes, J.W., Etruscan and Italic Pottery in the Royal Ontario Museum: a Catalogue, Toronto, 1985.
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LOT 0814
Etruscan Bioconical Bowl with Handles
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£135 (EUR 157; USD 182) ‡+BP*
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