Lot Essay
These designs were based on the finds by the German archaeologist Dr. Schliemann in Mycenae during the 1860's.
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TWO MYCENAE STYLE POLYCHROME PAINTED TERRACOTTA VESSELS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1875, IMPRESSED MARKS
One of ovoid form decorated with continuous bands of birds and wildlife alternating pointed bosses beneath a human head form lid flanked by upturned handles--5½in. ((13.5cm.) high, another of shaped form decorated with wildlife flanked by scrolled handles beneath a pierced domed lid--6in. (15.5cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1875, IMPRESSED MARKS
One of ovoid form decorated with continuous bands of birds and wildlife alternating pointed bosses beneath a human head form lid flanked by upturned handles--5½in. ((13.5cm.) high, another of shaped form decorated with wildlife flanked by scrolled handles beneath a pierced domed lid--6in. (15.5cm.) high (2)