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LOT 0519

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

GREEK ATTIC BLACK-GLAZED TERRACOTTA MUG
5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 in. (102 grams, 93 mm wide).

Squat, flat-bottomed with everted rim and single strap handle; reserved underside offset by a groove at its edge, pierced at its centre within a small glazed circle.

PROVENANCE:
From an American estate, acquired between 1970-1989.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075794.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. similar in Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no. 41.162.244.

CONDITION
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