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LOT 0559
Greek Apulian High-Glazed Fluted Cup
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (174 grams, 90 mm high).
Raised fluting decorating the body, broad c-section neck and everted rim, segmented openwork handle.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s-1970s.
Ex European private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11856-206542.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1983.571.4, for a very similar example.
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LOT 0559
Greek Apulian High-Glazed Fluted Cup
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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