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Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

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LOT 0627

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 5/8 in. (7.25 grams, 42 mm).

Irregular fragment depicting a draped figure playing a lyre, possibly Apollo; meander line to the reverse.

Provenance

From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.

CONDITION

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LOT 0627

Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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