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CIRCA 560 B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA
CIRCA 560 B.C.
A panel each side of the body with a cockerel striding to the right, a palmette in field above, the reverse panel with a lotus bud, the elaborate feathers in added purple and white with incised details, a panel on the neck with 'SOS' type decoration comprising central concentric rings flanked by two vertical lines of zigzag, a collar around the base of neck
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 560 B.C.
A panel each side of the body with a cockerel striding to the right, a palmette in field above, the reverse panel with a lotus bud, the elaborate feathers in added purple and white with incised details, a panel on the neck with 'SOS' type decoration comprising central concentric rings flanked by two vertical lines of zigzag, a collar around the base of neck
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a German private collection, 1930s.
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