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LOT 0562
South Italian Terracotta Amphora
4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/8 in. (271 grams, 13 cm).
Black-glazed, biconvex in profile with carination to the equator, domed foot, flange collar below the rounded rim, lateral bifid strap handles.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Standing nude with arms held straight at the sides, hair curled up at the edge; probably a monumental fitting; mounted on a custom-made stand. 158 grams total, 11.2 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
