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LOT 0101
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.
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LOT 0101
South Italian Black-Glazed Miniature Hydria
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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