Francesca Hickin
Head of Department
Lot 71
An Attic red-figure askos
3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,500 - £3,500
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Siobhan Quin
Senior Specialist
An Attic red-figure askos
Circa late 5th Century B.C.
Of lentoid form, one side of the domed top with a crouching spotted feline, its right foreleg and tail upraised, the other side with a swan, the handle arching across the body, with a wide flaring spout, 11.8cm long
Circa late 5th Century B.C.
Of lentoid form, one side of the domed top with a crouching spotted feline, its right foreleg and tail upraised, the other side with a swan, the handle arching across the body, with a wide flaring spout, 11.8cm long
Footnotes
Provenance:
with Eduard Burkhard, Basel in June 1983.