Francesca Hickin
Head of Department
Lot 88
A Greek black-figure bottle
3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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Siobhan Quin
Senior Specialist
A Greek black-figure bottle
South Italian, circa late 5th-mid 4th Century B.C.
Decorated with encircling bands on the neck, the shoulder with an upper register of three diving dolphins, with a band of four birds, probably owls, in flight below, the flared foot tripartite, 22cm high
South Italian, circa late 5th-mid 4th Century B.C.
Decorated with encircling bands on the neck, the shoulder with an upper register of three diving dolphins, with a band of four birds, probably owls, in flight below, the flared foot tripartite, 22cm high
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Provenance:
Jan Willem Salomonson (1925-2017) collection, the Netherlands, acquired prior to 2000; and thence by descent to the present owner.