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Rare Greek Bronze Pithos

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Item Details

Description

Ancient Greece, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A storage container known as a pithos, cast in bronze, with a piriform shaped body, a tubular neck with everted bands adorning the mid-section, flaring to a wide mouth with a vertical sided rim. Note, it is rather unusual to find a bronze pithos as most were made of pottery. Size: 4.875" in diameter x 8.875" H (12.4 cm x 22.5 cm)

Provenance: private New Jersey USA collection, acquired over twenty years ago

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Condition

Dent to one side wall as shown. Minor dents to rim. Rough surface to lower protrusion with slight losses. Expected surface wear with gorgeous green patina.

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Rare Greek Bronze Pithos

Name: Rare Greek Bronze Pithos
SKU: 52478775
Price: 950 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,900 - $2,700

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Starting Price $800

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