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LOT 0525
Greek Apulian Squat Terracotta Lekythos
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (73 grams, 81 mm).
Ovoid body decorated with low-relief vertical ribbing, conical mouth with flat inverted rim, strap handle and discoid foot.
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market.
Swiss private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.41.162.238, for similar.
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LOT 0525
Greek Apulian Squat Terracotta Lekythos
Estimate £200 - 200€230 - 230 (for guidance only)$270 - 270 (for guidance only)
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