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LOT 0031
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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
Cf. Sadberk Hanım Museum, Istanbul, for a very similar example.
FootnotesLate Helladic IIIA period of Mycenaean culture.
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LOT 0031
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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