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LOT 0538
Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Juglet with Animals
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (40 grams, 71 mm high).
With applied handle and integral foot, medial frieze of running animals and horizontal lines; band of pellets to the mouth.
Provenance
From an early French collection, pre 1960.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 17.194.224 and 199407, for type.
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LOT 0538
Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Juglet with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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