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LOT 218

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,694

GREEK DAUNIAN PAINTED DOUBLE VESSEL
7TH-5TH CENTURY BC
11" (1.2 kg, 28 cm).

A spectacular double vessel comprising two bulbous vessels with flared rims and flat-section strap handle between; the body of each decorated with bands of rosettes, vinescroll, waves and geometric designs with fish in the lower panels, occasional red spots; crescent designs and pellets to the inner faces of the rims, palmette designs to the handle.

PROVENANCE:
From the estate of a late North Country collector, acquired over a 30 year period from the early 1970s.

CONDITION
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