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LOT 0062
Greek Bronze Vessel Handle with Medusa
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (257 grams, 94 mm).
Comprising an ellipsoid domed plaque with grotesque gorgoneion in high-relief, ribbed loop handle.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
