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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.
ProvenanceEx collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The J. Paul Getty Museum, number 79.AE.25.1, for a vessel of very similar form.
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LOT 0045
Greek Terracotta Amphora with Palmettes and Standing Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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