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977 - PAIR OF GREEK MEGARIAN WARE BOWLS.

Estimate £750 - £1,500

Description

PAIR OF GREEK MEGARIAN WARE BOWLS. Ca. 200 - 100 BC. A pair of mould-made terracotta bowls, from left to right: a bowl with a plain vertical rim above a tall body tapering to a rounded base, a narrow moulded band encircling the wall at the mid-section, below which runs a frieze of almond-shaped protrusions, the lower body and underside covered with rows of pointed overlapping leaves radiating around a base medallion with a theatrical mask in relief; and a bowl with a plain vertical rim above a tall body tapering to a rounded base, a double moulded band encircling the wall at the mid-section, the lower body decorated with a continuous frieze of leaf motifs above radiating fern fronds arranged around a central medallion with a rosette in relief. For similar see: The Classics Museum, on the campus of the Australian National University in Canberra, Acquisition number: 1980.11; The British Museum, Museum number 1976,0817.1. Size: 105mm x 70mm; Weight: 140g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; Ex Private German collection 1990's. This item has a German export licence. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM

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