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LOT 0078

Estimate
GBP (£) 1,000 - 1,400
EUR (€) 1,160 - 1,620
USD ($) 1,340 - 1,880

ETRUSCAN BRONZE LADLE WITH DUCK'S HEAD HANDLE
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
93/4 in. (179 grams, 24.7 cm).

With shallow circular bowl and broad rim, stem with slightly domed front face, terminal formed as a duck's head.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in 1998.
Ex Swiss private collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 21.88.130, for similar.

CONDITION
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