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LOT 0547
Greek Megarian Terracotta Bowl
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (143 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
Roughly hemispherical in form with in-turned rim and a matt glaze, raised architectural motifs to the shoulder, dense stylised ferns below; shallow foot.
ProvenanceAcquired in before 1994.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 98.8.23, for similar.
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