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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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