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LOT 0086
Greek Corinthian Decorated Pyxis
5TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/2 in. (514 grams, 19 cm wide).
Squat profile, broad body with low sidewall, black and red coloured bands and teardrops; applied strap handles to shoulder amid painted palmettes and scrolls; raised rim.
ProvenanceAcquired from Charles Ede, London, 1986.
with Christie's London, 27 October 2004, lot 451.
with Christie ́s London, 20 April 2005, lot 314.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number S00085809, dated 27 March 2014.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
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