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LOT 0847
Etruscan Terracotta Oil Jug with Bearded Face
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
3 in. (74 grams, 78 mm).
Adorned with a human head at the top, substituting the typical trefoil pouring spout, originally fitted with a handle rising above the lip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in the 1930s.
Property of a gentleman collector, by gift to his son.
Accompanied by a copy of an old photograph of the item.
Cf. Krausfopf, I., Terrakotta-Imitationen der Bronzekanne der Form Beazley VI in Athen, Westgriechenland und Etrurien. Symposium Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1984, pp. 83-87.
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LOT 0847
Etruscan Terracotta Oil Jug with Bearded Face
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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