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LOT 0084
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.
ProvenancePrivate collection.
Anonymous sale, Eve Auctions, Paris, December 11, 2013, no.11.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 01.8.10, for similar.
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LOT 0084
South Italian Black-Glazed Miniature Hydria
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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