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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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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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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