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LOT 0555

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

GREEK ATTIC BLACK-GLAZED SQUAT LEKYTHOS
400-350 B.C.
4 in. (69 grams, 10 cm).

Of ovoid form with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle, reserved palmette motif; with record card 'Squat pattern Lekythos. Attic? Palmette in red on black glaze. 400-350 B.C. / 22. (22.11.84) Charles Ede. H 10.0 Di 5.4 B 4.1 cm.'.

PROVENANCE:
with Sotheby's, London, 7 July, no.376.
with Charles Ede Ltd, 12 November 1984.
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.

LITERATURE:
Cf. similar item (undecorated) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.41.162.237.

FOOTNOTES:
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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