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LOT 0070
Etruscan Bucchero Chalice with Mythical Beasts, Animals, and Caryatid
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (502 grams, 17 cm high).
Blackware vessel comprising a broad bowl with frieze of animals (boar, lion, sphinx, horse); trumpet-shaped base with supporting caryatid; some restoration.
Provenance
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
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LOT 0070
Etruscan Bucchero Chalice with Mythical Beasts, Animals, and Caryatid
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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