Greek Red-Figure Skyphos with Owl

拍品描述

Attic, 5th-4th century B.C. Mammiform body with flared pedestal base and two loop handles to the rim; each side with a facing image of an owl between laurel fronds; concentric circles to the base, Attic workmanship. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, object no.2001.761.5; see also Johnson, F. B., ‘An Owl Skyphos’, in Mylonas, G., Studies Presented to David Moore Robinson on His Seventieth Birthday, vol. 2, St. Louis, 1953, pp.96-105. 115 grams, 14.1 cm wide (5 1/2 in.). Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London, 5 July 1994, no.39. Private collection, Suffolk. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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