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LOT 0543
Etruscan Bucchero Kyathos
CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (180 grams, 13.5 cm high).
Blackware vessel with carination to the body, deep flared rim,low foot, single upstanding strap handle to the rear; restored.
ProvenanceFrom the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
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