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LOT 0096
Greek Terracotta Situla
4TH CENTURY B.C.
9 7/8 in. (1.19 kg, 25 cm high).
Piriform in profile with broad shoulder, slightly raised rim, two raised lugs each formed as a male bust with crimped headdress, mask of Hercules below wearing the lionskin hood.
ProvenanceEx Marinescu-Roth-Virzi collection, Switzerland, 1970-1993.
Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display.
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