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LOT 0564

Greek Terracotta Bellied Askos with Handle

4TH CENTURY B.C.

4 in. (167 grams, 10 cm).

Unglazed ring above the foot, biconvex profile with carinated shoulder, loop handle and domed mouth, Western Greek type.

Provenance

with Beaussant Lefèvre, Paris, 3 March 2006, no.89.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00035644.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0564

Greek Terracotta Bellied Askos with Handle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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