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LOT 0533
Villanovan Impasto Kyathos with Comb-Etched Decoration
7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/8 in. (196 grams, 15.5 cm wide).
Modelled with wide and squat body with carination and flared mouth; raised, biforal handle with transverse grooves and cross-hatch below; small projections emerging from the sides and an incised zigzag line around the body.
ProvenanceFrom a Belgian collection formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ex Haynault Ventes Publiques, Uccle, Belgium, 21 September 2021, lot 21.
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 21.101.
Accompanied by collector's catalogue page including description and photograph.
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Opening Bid: £750
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