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LOT 0561
Greek Black-Glazed Ribbed Cup
APULIAN, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (198 grams, 12.7 cm wide).
With barrel-shaped segmented body, basal ring, broad mouth with flared rim, bifid loop handle.
ProvenanceBelieved to be acquired in the 1970s-1980s, thence by descent.
English private collection.
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Greek Terracotta Head of a Female
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Opening Bid: £100
Female head moulded with a segmented conical cap with earlobes visible beneath; the head slightly turned and tilted downwards on a long slender neck. 43 grams, 56 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late-1990s. -
Hellenistic Bronze Bowl
Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With high tin content, the body formed with a D-section wall and rounded base, damaged. 145 grams, 16 cm wide
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Acquired before 1990. From an old German collection.
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