LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1375-1300 B.C.

Details

A MYCENAEAN POTTERY KRATER
LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1375-1300 B.C.
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high

Provenance

with Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Paris, 1978.

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Lot Essay

This distinctive krater with Pictorial Style decoration in red depicts two stylized birds, the interior of their bodies filled with rows of dashes, each enclosed with zigzag lines. A vertical panel of chevrons fills the space between the birds. For related kraters depicting pairs of birds, see the examples from Enkomi, Cyprus, and one from Mycenae, nos. IV.6, IV.40 and VIII.14 in E. Vermeule and V. Karageorghis, Mycenaean Pictorial Vase Painting.

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