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SUPERB GREEK BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY LEKYTHOS Ca.
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SUPERB GREEK BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY LEKYTHOS Ca.
Estimate £1,200 - £2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
SUPERB GREEK BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY LEKYTHOS Ca. 500 - 480 BC.
A black-figure lekythos with a cylindrical body, sloping shoulder, narrow neck, flaring mouth, single strap handle, and disc foot. The shoulder is decorated with a band of pendant tongues above the main figured panel, which depicts a horse and standing figures beneath a dotted frieze. Bands of varying thickness encircle the lower body, with a broad black zone above the foot. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.97.29.
Size: 200mm x 65mm; Weight: 320g
Provenance: Private London collection; previously in F. A. collection, Belgium, formed in the 1980s.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
Apollo Art Auctions Ltd
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