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LOT 0526
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Lekythos
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/4 in. (134 grams, 13.3 cm).
Ovoid body with black sidewall, deep shoulder with radiating lotus buds, trumpet-shaped mouth and strap handle; with old record card 'Black-Ground Lekythos. Attic. inverted lotus buds. C.5th-4th B.C. (similar to RC7928 Tarquinia) / 01. (14.12.82) Sotheby's H.13.5 Sh 7.4 B 4.3 cm.'.
Provenancewith Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1982, lot 389.
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, and copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.07.286.68, for type.
FootnotesSir 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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