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LOT 0101
'The Cyrus Collection' Greek Core-Formed Glass Oinochoe
5TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (197 grams total, 13.5 cm high including stand).
Ovoid blue body with narrow flared foot, pinched mouth and applied strap handle; marvered trail decoration in yellow to the shoulder, applied trails to the neck, marvered and dragged trails to the equator; cleaned and repolished; supplied with a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Ex Antike Kunst Palladion, Basel.
The Cyrus collection, 1970s.
with Sotheby’s, New York, 9 December 2003, no.88.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13097-248080.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession no. 17.194.780 for similar; similar specimen from Mediterranean Group I is also visible in BM, inv. no. 1836, 0224.415, in Harden, D.B., Catalogue of Greek and Roman Glass in the British Museum, London, 1981, no.262.
Footnotes
During the 5th century B.C., the colours of Mediterranean Group I vessels expanded from blue or opaque white to include dark green, golden brown, and opaque brick red.
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LOT 0101
'The Cyrus Collection' Greek Core-Formed Glass Oinochoe
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
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