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LOT 0049
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Lidded Lekanis
SOUTH ITALIC, CIRCA 450-440 B.C.
7 1/2 in. (500 grams, 19 cm wide).
Comprising a squat bowl with two loop handles and flanking vertical ribs, domed lid with raised collar and knop handle. [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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