Details
A MYCENAEAN POTTERY PITHOS
CIRCA EARLY 14TH CENTURY B.C.
Three handled, the body decorated with orange-brown concentric bands around the base and upper part of the body, a lattice pattern around the upper shoulder
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Van Berchem collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1960s (see lots 86-97).
Exhibited
Art antique, Collections privées de Suisse Romande, Musée Rath, Geneva, 1975.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
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