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LOT 0492
Greek Terracotta Blackware Chalice
4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (195 grams, 11.6 cm wide).
Bucchero stemmed footed cup, bell-shaped in profile with carination, stem and lipped foot, raised horizontal concentric bands.
Provenance
with Rolf Wegmüller, Switzerland.
Acquired in the 2000s from H.U.S. Humbel, Kilchberg.
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 0492
Greek Terracotta Blackware Chalice
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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