Lot Essay
For a similar example in the British Museum, see inv. no. 1913,1113.2, no. 59 in J.N. Coldstream, Greek Geometric Pottery: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Great Britain, The British Museum, fasc. 11.
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PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GREEK POTTERY LIDDED PYXIS
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 8TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK POTTERY LIDDED PYXIS
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, South America, acquired 1950-1951; thence by descent.
Property from a Private Collection, Guadeloupe; Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 9 December 2010, lot 93.
Property from a Private Collection, Guadeloupe; Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 9 December 2010, lot 93.
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