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LOT 0040
Italo-Geometric Painted Terracotta Amphora
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5/8 in. (1.2 kg, 27 cm high).
Decorated in red with geometric motifs including encircling bands, a horizontal wavy band with motifs at the shoulder, with two rows of vertical wavy linear panels below.
ProvenanceFrom a New Mexico private collection, acquired before 1991.
with Bonhams, 3 July 2019, lot 53, (£1,500-£2,500).
Accompanied by a copy of a previous collector's catalogue pages with inventory number 20.13.
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