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LOT 0614
Large Daunian Painted Terracotta Olla
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
10 7/8 in. (2.5 kg, 27.5 cm high).
Broad squat body with painted bands to the shoulder and two vertical loop handles, broad conical mouth, two lateral tabs with bird-head detailing; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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