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LOT 0056
Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Fighting Warriors
6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (154 grams, 13.9 cm).
With flared foot, broad shoulder and trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; painted frieze with scene of two warriors fighting on foot with spears, watched by two silhouetted companions; ivy leaves to shoulder.
ProvenanceEx Gübelin, Switzerland, before 1970.
with Fischer Luzern, 2006.
Acquired by the previous owner from the above, 9 June 2006.
Private collection, Europe.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00066703.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12638-264603.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Beazley, J.D., Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, New York, 1978, pp.463-464, for type.
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LOT 0056
Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Fighting Warriors
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
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