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LOT 0093
Greek Canosan Terracotta Anthropomorphic Oinochoe
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 5/8 in. (446 grams, 22.2 cm high).
The body formed as a female bust with elaborately styled hair; discoid foot, tall stem with pinched rim giving a broad pouring lip, strap handle to the rear; some pigment remaining.
ProvenanceOld French private collection.
Swiss private collection, Basel-Landschaft.
Private collection of M. Tritten, Binningen, Switzerland.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar in the collection of Rhode Island School of Design under accession no.22.213.
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LOT 0093
Greek Canosan Terracotta Anthropomorphic Oinochoe
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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