A GREEK BRONZE OINOCHOE , FIRST HALF OF 5TH CENTURY B.C. | Christie's

Sale 9832

Antiquities including The Heidi Vollmoeller Collection,

London, South Kensington

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28 April 2004

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Lot 240

A GREEK BRONZE OINOCHOE

FIRST HALF OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Price realised

GBP 4,182

Estimate

GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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A GREEK BRONZE OINOCHOE
FIRST HALF OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
With two rivets at the junction of the handle with the neck, the rim turned out and with beaded decorative band, the slightly concave handle with an incised line border at both sides terminating in a palmette with lotus bud above in low relief
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high

Provenance

European private collection, formed between 1973-1982 (lots 236-265 and 352).
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