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Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
CIRCA 750-700 B.C.
8 3/4 in. (1.29 kg, 22.1 cm).
Comprising a wide foot beneath a squat stem with a bulbous body, a sloped shoulder beneath a columnar neck, a flared rim, and a pair of applied strap handles arching between rim and shoulder; body decorated with eight slender, vertical ribs surrounded by pecked stippling; two lateral bosses beneath a parabolic arch; surface burnished throughout; foot restored. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of Eleanor Hilowitz (1913-2007), an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor, New York, USA; acquired between 1956 and 1975.
Acquired by Randall Hixenbaugh of Hixenbaugh Ancient Art, New York, USA, in 2007.
with Artemis Gallery, 26 September 2019, lot 54 (US$2,000-3,000).
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.03.
Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
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