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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.

Provenance

Acquired 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.

Literature

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.41.162.238, for similar.

CONDITION

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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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