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LOT 0083
Greek Chevron Group Apulian Bell Krater
CIRCA 330 B.C.
10 1/2 in. (1.7 kg, 26.5 cm high).
With bell-shaped body and narrow chamfered foot, two lateral looped and folded handles, broad everted rim with chamfered edge; remains of black painted design with palmettes.
Provenance
with Galerie vom Parkberg, Hamburg, Germany, 1997.
Acquired Gerhard Hirsch, Munich, Germany, 24-28 September 2018, lot 677.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence report from Ralf Kotalla, no.190131, dated 10 March 1997.
Accompanied by a copy of the Gerhard Hirsch invoice and export licence.
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