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GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 770-740 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC POTTERY LIDDED PYXIS
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 770-740 B.C.
Circular in form, with a rounded body, flanged rim and flat base, the body decorated with black-painted geometric ornament, including horizontal bands between friezes of zigzag and vertical lines, the underside with a rosette encircled by concentric rings, the disk lid with a high-knobbed finial, concentric bands and a frieze of rays around the rim, the lid and interior rim of the bowl with two sets of twin perforations
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high; 7½ in. (19 cm.) diameter
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 770-740 B.C.
Circular in form, with a rounded body, flanged rim and flat base, the body decorated with black-painted geometric ornament, including horizontal bands between friezes of zigzag and vertical lines, the underside with a rosette encircled by concentric rings, the disk lid with a high-knobbed finial, concentric bands and a frieze of rays around the rim, the lid and interior rim of the bowl with two sets of twin perforations
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high; 7½ in. (19 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).
Special notice
No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.