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LOT 0073

Etruscan Bronze Hydria Handle with Siren

4TH CENTURY B.C.

5 3/4 in. (6 3/4 in.) (376 grams, 14.5 cm (499 grams total, 17 cm high including stand)).

Sturdy round-section shank with image of a siren developing from a palmette finial; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

From the USA art market.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, 16 December 2008, no.24.
Ex Keane collection, Kent, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12649-235138.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0073

Etruscan Bronze Hydria Handle with Siren

Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)

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