EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2800-2300 B.C.

Details

A CYCLADIC POTTERY LIDDED PYXIS
EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2800-2300 B.C.
5 3⁄4 in. (14.6 cm.) diam.; 5 1⁄2 in. (14 cm.) high

Provenance

Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), Venice, received as a gift in 1965.

Literature

G. Ligabue and G. Rossi-Osmida, Dea Madre, Milan, 2006, p. 118.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The wedge-shaped decoration around the lid can be seen on various domestic ware objects. See the Museum of Cycladic Art, inv. no. 971 for a "frying pan" and the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, no. 6180, for a krater. The spool-shape can be found in numerous cycladic marble pyxides.

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