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LOT 0101

Estimate
GBP (£) 2,000 - 3,000
EUR (€) 2,310 - 3,470
USD ($) 2,680 - 4,020

SOUTH ITALIAN BLACK-GLAZED MINIATURE HYDRIA
4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (232 grams, 16.5 cm high).

Decorated with ribbed fluting around the body and broad shoulder, slender neck with stepped and everted rim and mouth, two handles to the equator, a carry handle between neck and shoulder to the rear, discoid foot; repaired.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection.
Anonymous sale, Eve Auctions, Paris, December 11, 2013, lot 11.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 01.8.10, for similar.

CONDITION
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