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LOT 0581
Greek Corinthian Hedgehog Aryballos
6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (55 grams, 98 mm).
Hollow-formed with textured body and four stub legs, conical nose and lateral flanges with impressed point eyes; discoid flange rim to the neck with incised petal detailing.
ProvenanceEx Mrs IM, nr 18 (widow of Leo Mildenberg), formed in Zurich, gift from her husband between 1975-2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12208-222174.
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.
Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.69.11.3.
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LOT 0581
Greek Corinthian Hedgehog Aryballos
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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