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LOT 0573
Etruscan Black-Glazed Terracotta Guttos
CIRCA 400-300 B.C.
4 in. (120 grams, 10.2 cm).
Discoid in plan with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle; old collector's label ' Ancient Greek / Exceedingly rare Etruscan Plaque in black ware / BC 400-300 / Excavated at Orvieto / Quite perfect / From Lord Devereaux's coll'n.'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelieved to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection.
From an early 20th century collection with reference no.6/? From a Hampshire, UK, private collection.
Accompanied be an early 20th century inked information packet.
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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