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LOT 0564
Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 in. (152 grams, 18 cm high).
Elongated piriform amphora shape, tubular neck and everted rim, decorated with polychrome festooning and trails, applied amber-green handles and knop foot.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12206-222129.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.320, for similar.
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LOT 0564
Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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