Francesca Hickin
Head of Department
Lot 60*
Four Corinthian pottery vessels 4
3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,657.50 inc. premium
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Siobhan Quin
Senior Specialist
Four Corinthian pottery vessels
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Comprising an aryballos decorated in red and umber with two birds in flight, a whirligig on the base; a 'baton' alabastron, decorated in three registers with rosettes and animals, including panthers, a swan and stag; and two alabastra each with tongues around the neck, the body flaring to a flat base, the taller with an incised band of scales and dots at the base, the other with encircling bands of brown decoration, 6cm-26.2cm high (4)
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Comprising an aryballos decorated in red and umber with two birds in flight, a whirligig on the base; a 'baton' alabastron, decorated in three registers with rosettes and animals, including panthers, a swan and stag; and two alabastra each with tongues around the neck, the body flaring to a flat base, the taller with an incised band of scales and dots at the base, the other with encircling bands of brown decoration, 6cm-26.2cm high (4)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991.