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LOT 0090
Hellenistic Terracotta Pyxis
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (189 grams, 90 mm wide).
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.
Provenance
Ex Atenasov collection, Germany, before 1973.
Literature
Cf. a vessel of similar form but undecorated in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1866,0415.49.
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LOT 0090
Hellenistic Terracotta Pyxis
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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