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Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

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Details

LOT 0082

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

ATTIC, 4TH CENTURY B.C.

6 in. (115 grams, 15.2 cm wide).

Mammiform body with flared pedestal base and two loop handles to the rim; each side with a facing image of an owl between laurel fronds; concentric circles to the base, Attic workmanship.

Provenance

Acquired on the art market between the late 1990s and mid-2000s.
Estate of the late Barry Paul Buxton (1944–2024), Oakham, Rutland.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2025.

CONDITION

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LOT 0082

Greek Red-Figure Owl Skyphos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235

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