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LOT 0038
Greek Apulian Black-Glazed Epichysis with Eros
SOUTH ITALIC, CIRCA 325-300 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (255 grams, 17 cm).
Blackware with spool base, domed upper face, tall neck with spout and strap handle to the rear; the spool with laurel-leaf band in white, the upper face with tendrils in cream and ochre, winged Eros crouching holding up a mirror; repaired with some repainting. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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