CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

TWO BLACK-FIGURED ALABASTRA
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in, (20.3 cm.) high max.

Provenance

Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva; thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

One alabastra is Middle Corinthian, circa 600-575 B.C. and the other Etrusco-Corinthian, circa 575-550 B.C.

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