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Lot 11W

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1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Two Etruscan terracotta Impasto ware dolia
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Both ovoid in form, the body with vertical fluting, a wide outward curving mouth and a flat base, relief bands at the shoulder and lower body with notched and dotted details, 26in (66cm) highest (2)

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Provenance:
The Sir Daniel Donohue Collection, California, formed before 1968. The collection was started by the oil and cement tycoon Daniel Murphy in the 19th Century and inherited by his daughter and son-in-law, Sir Daniel Donohue and Countess Bernardine (d. 1968), who then added to the family collection.

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Please note that on the online catalogue this lot should be marked as a large lot and therefore subject to transfer and storage arrangements for such items, as detailed in the catalogue.

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