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A Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe , circa late 6th/5th Century B.C.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- A Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe
- Height 10 1/8 in. 26.3 cm.
with spreading foot, pyriform body, and double handle, the vessel painted on a cream slip ground in black and red with encircling lines and bands around the body, alternating tongues and lotus flowers on the shoulder, and encircling bands and wreath of leaves around the neck, the trefoil mouth decorated with dotted-circle eyes flanked by leaves.
Provenance
Dr. W.E., Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Jean David Cahn AG, Basel, Auktion 5. Kunstwerke der Antike, September 23rd, 2005, no. 218, illus.)