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Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria
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LOT 0571

Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria

GEOMETRIC PERIOD, 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

1 3/8 in. (23.5 grams, 37 mm).

With a bulbous body, flared foot, lateral loop handles to the shoulder and a strap handle to the rear.

Provenance

Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.

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LOT 0571

Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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