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LOT 0572

Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Collection

EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (26 grams total, 36-70 mm).

Comprising four irregular fragments depicting an owl with a dotted body and large circular eyes, a youthful nude wearing a laurel wreath, a draped young female, male head with long hair wearing a wreath of vine leaves. [4]

Provenance

From 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 0572

Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £975

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