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LOT 0653
Greek Black-Glazed Guttos with Lion
SOUTH ITALIC, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (210 grams, 11.3 cm).
High-angled spout and loop handle to the shoulder, the body decorated with vertical ribs around the perimeter, central image of a crouching lion in profile. [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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