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LOT 0077
Hellenistic Terracotta Pyxis
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (189 grams, 90 mm wide).
A terracotta pyxis with separate lid; small flared base, carinated profile with large flange rim, lid with broad flange, domed upper face with rosette detailing and central facing female bust.
ProvenanceEx Atenasov collection, Germany, before 1973.
LiteratureCf. a vessel of similar form but undecorated in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1866,0415.49.
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LOT 0077
Hellenistic Terracotta Pyxis
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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