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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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