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LOT 0543
Greek Tripod Vessel with Handle
CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 5/8 in. (255 grams, 14.4 cm).
Squat in profile with three stub legs, raised rib below the in-turned rim, loop handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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