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LOT 0089
Greek Daunian Painted Ceramic Vessel
7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
8 3/4 in. (888 grams, 22.2 cm high).
With squat bulbous body, short neck, slightly dished flared rim and high strap handle to the rear with pierced lobes; bands of geometric painted ornament.
Provenance
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
Literature
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1912,1220.22, with polychrome decoration.
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