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LOT 0069
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
14TH-13TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (70 grams, 69 mm).
Formed with a squat globular body, everted rim and three lug handles to the shoulder; painted reddish-brown over a cream slip with concentric bands and rings to the mouth, neck, shoulder and base, larger solid undulating forms covering the lower body.
Provenance
Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11851-206833.
Literature
Cf. Sadberk Hanım Museum, Istanbul, for a very similar example.
Footnotes
Late Helladic IIIA period of Mycenaean culture.
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LOT 0069
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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