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LOT 0083

Greek Terracotta Vessel Collection

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/4 - 4 3/4 in. (526 grams total, 98-120 mm).

Mixed group comprising: blackware footed jug with loop handle, high-relief mask of Apollo, old collector's label inside the foot 'Carnac 1846'; blackware amphora with strap handles (one absent), band of rosettes to the neck, old collector's labels 'Carnac 1846' to base and body; amphora with marine encrustation, old collector's label (illegible). [3]

Provenance

Collected circa 1846.
From a 19th century collection.
Acquired by a previous vendor's father in the 1930s-1940s.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gallery.

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LOT 0083

Greek Terracotta Vessel Collection

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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