Auction 15 Part 2
ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES-DAY 2
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Feb 23, 2025
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LOT 443:
RARE MYCENEAN AMPHORA WITH SPIRALS
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Sold for: £800
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£1,200 - £2,000
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RARE MYCENEAN AMPHORA WITH SPIRALS
Ca. 1400 - 1300 BC. A painted terracotta phithos decorated with classic Mycenaean spirals. It has a cone-shaped body surmounted by three looped handles on the shoulders, each adorned in black along with a flaring neck and broad flat rim. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 74.51.762. Size: 130mm x 100mm; Weight: 245g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private Collection, Connecticut, 1990s; Ex. private Switzerland collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
