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LOT 0057

Etrusco-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Aryballos

CIRCA 600-550 B.C.

4 in. (4 1/8 in.) (96 grams total, 10 cm high (10.5 cm high including stand)).

With piriform body, narrow neck and broad rim to the mouth, broad strap handle; painted with radiating strokes to the mouth and shoulder, band or pellets and tongue pattern to the foot; old collector's label 'C Vecchia', probably Civita Vecchia, a seaport serving Rome.

Provenance

Private collection Hertfordshire, England.
with Ancient Resource Auctions, 2 December 2013, no.124A (US$ 2,500-4,000).
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 14.04.

Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and image.

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LOT 0057

Etrusco-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Aryballos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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