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LOT 35:
LARGE ATTIC BLACK GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA
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Start price:
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600
Estimated price :
£900 - £1,500
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LARGE ATTIC BLACK GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA
Ca. 400 - 350 BC.A nice pottery amphora with a black glaze. Sitting upon a discoid foot, the vessel has a bulbous body with a narrow base, a broad, rounded shoulder, a concave neck, and a flared rim. A pair of arched handles gracefully connect neck to shoulder. The glaze is particularly glossy, almost iridescent, and is representative of a remarkable innovation of the ancient greeks. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 10372, Antiquities, lot. 90.Size: 260mm x 170mm; Weight: 840gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
