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    30 April 2008

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    • A LARGE ATTIC WHITE-GROUND LEK
    Lot 123

    A LARGE ATTIC WHITE-GROUND LEKYTHOS, IN THE MANNER OF THE WOMAN PAINTER

    LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.

    Price realised

    GBP 1,625

    Estimate

    GBP 500 - GBP 800

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    A LARGE ATTIC WHITE-GROUND LEKYTHOS, IN THE MANNER OF THE WOMAN PAINTER
    LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
    The shoulder with palmette, the body with funerary scene showing two figures standing to either side of a tomb monument in the form of a pillar with red acanthus leaf at the top, the deceased to the right holds warrior's accoutrements of spear, shield and lance, repaired from fragments, 14¼ in. (36 cm.) high; an Attic red-figure pelike base fragment including ring foot, showing the lower part of a draped figure and a furniture chest, 425-400 B.C., 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) diam. max.; three fragments from an Attic black-figure 'Little Master' cup, showing parts of a sphinx, lions, standing figures and facing cockerels within the band of decoration, 550-540 B.C., close to Tleson, 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) long max.; the pottery foot from an Attic cup, 6th-5th Century B.C., 3 in. (7.8 cm.) diam.; and a finely potted Greek unglazed pyxis with lid and two handles, circa 5th Century B.C., 4¾ in. (12 cm.) diam. excl. handles (7)

    Provenance

    Property from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein; acquired by Prince Johann II (1840-1929) in the late 19th/early 20th Century.

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    Lot Essay

    See illustration on page 105 for item seven.

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    Special Notice

    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
    Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.
    This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage


    Saleroom Notice

    The catalogue note should read: See illustration on page 107 for item seven.


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