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LOT 0564
Late Lydian Bronze Phiale with Boss
600-400 B.C.
9 1/2 in. (536 grams, 24 cm wide).
Broad and squat with thickened rim, central boss to the base.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0564
Late Lydian Bronze Phiale with Boss
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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