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.

Provenance

Ex private collection, Holland.
Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003, stock no.LAE07/2500.

Accompanied by an original Royal Athena label.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11852-206835.

Literature

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.

CONDITION

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