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PAIR OF DAUNIAN TERRACOTTA BICHROME VESSELS, BROCCA AND KYAT…
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PAIR OF DAUNIAN TERRACOTTA BICHROME VESSELS, BROCCA AND KYAT…
Estimate £450 - £900
Voluntary lot
Description
PAIR OF DAUNIAN TERRACOTTA BICHROME VESSELS, BROCCA AND KYATHOS.
Ca. 550 - 400 BC.
A pair of terracotta bichrome vessels, from left to right: a brocca with globular body and short neck beneath a broad, collar-like mouth, the tall vertical handle rising behind and terminating in a horned, mask-like element with pierced eyes and geometric ornament in panels; and a kyathos with shallow bowl, the upright handle formed as a twin-horned finial, the exterior with banded fields and reserved panels in red and dark brown, the interior painted with a four-pointed motif.
For similar see: The British Museum, Registration number 1772,0320.101.
Size: 215-260mm x 185-195mm; Weight: 1.78kg
Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Netherlands art market in the 1980s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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