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LOT 0636

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0636

Greek Terracotta Blackware Chalice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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