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LOT 0593
Greek Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment Depicting Dionysos Riding a Donkey
CIRCA 510-480 B.C.
3 in. (19 grams, 78 mm).
Irregular fragment depicting a bearded and draped figure of Dionysos riding a donkey; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 0593
Greek Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment Depicting Dionysos Riding a Donkey
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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