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LOT 0617
Greek Blackware Lekythos with Palm Fronds
MAGNA GRAECIA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (104 grams, 13.5 cm).
Cylindrical in profile with stepped foot, slender neck and flared mouth; radiating strokes to the shoulder, four blocks each of two palmettes with white painted detailing; strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a private Rutland, UK, collector, formed from at least from the 1990s.
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