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LOT 0071
South Italian Black-Glazed Ribbed Mug
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (13.2 grams, 85 mm).
Tubular with flared foot and raised rim to underside, horizontal ribbing to the sidewall, small loop handle.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12215-222327.
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no. 2000,1030.1.
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LOT 0071
South Italian Black-Glazed Ribbed Mug
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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