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LOT 0518

South Italian Terracotta Painted Jug

4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.

5 3/8 in. (227 grams, 13.5 cm high).

Piriform with convex rim, lentoid-section handle and discoid foot; polychrome painted bands and lines decorating the equator and inner mouth, dash to handle.

Provenance

Acquired in Europe before 1994.

CONDITION

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LOT 0518

South Italian Terracotta Painted Jug

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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