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LOT 0032
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
13TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 in. (190 grams, 93 mm wide).
Drum-shaped with a sloping shoulder, short neck, trumpet-style neck and mouth and a gently rounded base; three loop handles at regular intervals around the shoulder; reddish-brown painted geometric bands and cross-hatching against a cream slip.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Holland.
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.11852-206835.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1886,0415.14, for similar type; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.772, for a similar dated to the Late Bronze Age, 1600-1050 B.C.
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LOT 0032
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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6th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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Greek Marble Head of a Youth
Early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
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