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ATTIC, CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK MARBLE LEKYTHOS
Attic, Classical Period,
Circa 4th Century B.C.
The funerary vessel sculpted in shallow relief with a departure scene, a bearded man to the left, standing with his left leg crossed over his right, his heel raised, wearing a mantle wrapped around his body, his chest exposed, leaning slightly forward and clasping hands with the standing bearded man facing him, wearing a mantle draped around his waist and over his left shoulder, on a thin groundline
23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high
Attic, Classical Period,
Circa 4th Century B.C.
The funerary vessel sculpted in shallow relief with a departure scene, a bearded man to the left, standing with his left leg crossed over his right, his heel raised, wearing a mantle wrapped around his body, his chest exposed, leaning slightly forward and clasping hands with the standing bearded man facing him, wearing a mantle draped around his waist and over his left shoulder, on a thin groundline
23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Swiss Private Collection.
Acquired by the current owner in the 1960s.
Acquired by the current owner in the 1960s.