Lot Essay
See illustration on page 30.
.jpg?w=1)
CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Details
TWO MYCENAEAN POTTERY PITHOI
CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Each with three loop handles on the shoulder, the piriform body tapering to a slender foot, one decorated in dark brown with encircling bands and frieze of cross-hatching around the shoulder, the other in brownish-orange with shoulder frieze of vertical strokes
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) and 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high respectively (2)
CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Each with three loop handles on the shoulder, the piriform body tapering to a slender foot, one decorated in dark brown with encircling bands and frieze of cross-hatching around the shoulder, the other in brownish-orange with shoulder frieze of vertical strokes
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) and 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high respectively (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.