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LOT 0524
Greek Painted Terracotta Kylix
6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (249 grams, 21 cm wide).
With trumpet-shaped foot, broad bowl with carinated profile, flared rim, two lateral D-shaped handles; horizontal painted bands.
Provenance
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
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 British Museum, London, under accession no.1839,0214.80, for type; similar black figure kylix in the British Museum, inventory no.1854,0519.2, in Smith, A.H., Pryce, F.N., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum British Museum 2 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, 1926, III H e Pl. 12, 6.
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LOT 0524
Greek Painted Terracotta Kylix
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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