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LOT 0636
Large Greek Geometric Amphora Pair
8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/8 - 15 1/4 in. (4.3 kg total, 13 - 38.5 cm).
Group of two fragmentary terracotta amphorae, one with much of the reverse absent, each with basal ring, broad shoulder and trumpet-shape mouth, two double-loop handles to the shoulder; painted horizontal bands of geometric ornamental motifs including meander, hatched lozenge, saltire, vesica and other designs; each with a domed lid. [5]
Provenance
Acquired it on the European art market since the 1970s.
with Herakles Numismatik & Antiquitäten GmbH, München, Germany.
Kept in the UK since the early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12311-218585.
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