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LOT 0045

Greek Terracotta Amphora with Palmettes and Standing Figure

APULIAN, 4TH CENTURY B.C.

14 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 37.5 cm high).

Piriform-bodied with two handles flanking a stepped neck and mouth, stemmed foot with chamfered edge; polychrome painted shell ornament together with a figural panel; possibly a marriage.

Provenance

Ex collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. The J. Paul Getty Museum, number 79.AE.25.1, for a vessel of very similar form.

CONDITION

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LOT 0045

Greek Terracotta Amphora with Palmettes and Standing Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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