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LOT 0030

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

MYCENAEAN 'WAVY LINE' PAINTED ALABASTRON
LATE HELLADIC IIIA PERIOD, 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Sadberk Hanım Museum, Istanbul, for a very similar example.

CONDITION
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