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LOT 0115
Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/4 in. (975 grams, 27.5 cm).
Bulbous in profile with a high, double-ribbed handle from the trefoil mouth to the shoulder; carinated collar above frieze of radiating tongues in glaze on the shoulder; two wavy bands on the neck, lines on the belly in opaque white.
ProvenanceEx Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in October 1978, from his uncle Dr Werner Alder, Lugano; thence by descent.
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LOT 0115
Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£725 (EUR 841; USD 979) ‡+BP*
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