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LOT 0529
Greek Black-Glazed Terracotta Bowl with Stamped Decoration
CIRCA 330 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (183 grams, 12.2 cm).
Flat bowl on a ring-base, convex rim decorated with a flat-profiled tongue-leaf frieze and fine groove beneath.
Provenance
with Galerie Gilgamesh, prior 2003.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00035402.
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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LOT 0529
Greek Black-Glazed Terracotta Bowl with Stamped Decoration
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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