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LOT 0509
Etruscan Bucchero Kantharos Cup
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (339 grams, 18.5 cm wide).
Black ceramic with broad bowl and two loop handles, short stem and trumpet-shaped foot; bowl with fluted carination; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
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