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LOT 0073
Greek Terracotta Foot-Shaped Aryballos
6TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/4 in. (118 grams, 10.8 cm).
A ceramic vessel shaped as a human foot with sandal; cup-shaped mouth above the ankle with strap to the rear, painted strap detailing; restored.
Provenance
Ex Léon Rodrigues-Ely (1924-1973), Marseille, France.
with Christie's, Paris, Collection of Léon Rodrigues-Ely-Joseph Soustiel et à Divers, 6 May 2015, lot 32.
Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.163295.
Literature
Cf. Ducat, J., Les vase plastiques rhodiens archaïques en terre cuite, Paris, 1966, p.182, Type B.1.
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