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LOT 0540
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.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1994.
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LOT 0540
South Italian Terracotta Painted Jug
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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