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LOT 0077

Greek Bronze Situla

5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

10 1/4 in. (1.56 kg, 26 cm high).

Tall vessel with dished underside, elegant carination at the shoulder, rolled rim; lateral vertical seams each covered by an applied rivetted strip, with remains of handle below the shoulder. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Germany [1944-2001], AG 490.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11953-210857.

Published

Born H. and Habsen, S., Helme und Waffen Alteuropas: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, IX, Mainz, 2001, (AG 490), p.32.

Literature

Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no. 1873,0820.201.

CONDITION

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LOT 0077

Greek Bronze Situla

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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