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LOT 0030
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.
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Sadberk Hanım Museum, Istanbul, for a very similar example.
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From the late R. Priday collection, formerly of Brookmans Hall, Hertfordshire, UK, formed in the 20th century. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12514-231463. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
