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LOT 0067
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Kylix
5TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (225 grams, 20 cm).
With trumpet-shaped foot, broad bowl with carinated profile, gently flared rim, two lateral D-shaped handles; with record card from Cory collection: 'Black-Glazed Kylix. Attic. C.5th B.C. 59. (8.5.89) Christie's. H 7.3. Dia. 13.4 to 20.0, B. 6.5 cm.'.
Provenancewith Christie's, 8 May 1985.
The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory (1937-2022), 5th Baronet of Coryton.
Private collection, UK.
Accompanied by an old handwritten collector's ticket.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory was a lifelong connoisseur with a deep appreciation for objets d’art and antiquities, particularly Attic pottery and numismatics. He took great pleasure in meticulously cataloguing and archiving his collection. The selection of pottery, glass, and stone fragments will be presented across twenty-four lots, many of which boast provenance from renowned dealerships and auction houses, including Charles Ede, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams.
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