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LOT 0550

Greek Attic Black-Glazed Terracotta Squat Askos

CIRCA 350 B.C.

4 in. (192 grams, 99 mm wide).

With carination and off-set ring at shoulder, loop handle with triple-band profile; slender neck and flaring lip.

Provenance

Ex Mr Guy Talbot, acquired between 1963-1982, Brussels.
Large parts of his collection were acquired from Mr d'Allemagne, curator of the Château de Laarne, Belgium.
with Bailly-Pommery & Voutier Associes, Paris, 17 March 2006.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075547.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. example of the type in the British Museum under accession no.1856,1226.140.

CONDITION

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LOT 0550

Greek Attic Black-Glazed Terracotta Squat Askos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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