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LOT 0565
Greek Corinthian Piriform Terracotta Aryballos
CIRCA 625-600 B.C.
4 in. (59 grams, 10.3 cm).
Comprising a piriform body with small flared foot, narrow neck and broad flat mouth, strap handle to rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.62.11.11.
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