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LOT 0059

Greek Black-Glazed Oinochoe

5TH CENTURY B.C.

8 5/8 in. (407 grams, 22 cm).

With trefoil mouth, applied D-section handle and tiered foot.

Provenance

Property from a private collection.
with Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 2003, no.9.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12820-241330.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 81.10.337 and 17.194.743, for similar in glass.

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LOT 0059

Greek Black-Glazed Oinochoe

Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)

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