Lot Essay
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A PROTO-CORINTHIAN POTTERY SKYPHOS
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A PROTO-CORINTHIAN POTTERY SKYPHOS
Circa 7th Century B.C.
Finely potted, decorated with thin bands along the bowl, two thick bands below, the handle zone with vertical lines framing short wavy lines (perhaps animals) on one side, S's on the the other side, two bands on the handles and two bands just below the rim; together with a Cypriot terracotta quadruped, circa late 6th-early 5th century B.C., hand-modelled, with a pinched face, elongated neck and body, the surface painted with dark brown and red
3¼ in. (8.3 cm) high for the skyphos (2)
Circa 7th Century B.C.
Finely potted, decorated with thin bands along the bowl, two thick bands below, the handle zone with vertical lines framing short wavy lines (perhaps animals) on one side, S's on the the other side, two bands on the handles and two bands just below the rim; together with a Cypriot terracotta quadruped, circa late 6th-early 5th century B.C., hand-modelled, with a pinched face, elongated neck and body, the surface painted with dark brown and red
3¼ in. (8.3 cm) high for the skyphos (2)