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Ancient Attic Lekythos With Sphinx

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Description

Ancient Attic Lekythos With Sphinx

Athens / 5th - 4th Century B.C. / Red-Figure Ceramic / H = 10 cm (3 15/16 in)

Squat lekythos depicting the sphinx in front of an altar.

Condition: Intact, with some incrustations. Worn.

Provenance:

Swiss private collection, Basel-Landschaft.

Purchased from the US art market, California.

Before that in US private collection.

Est.: 800 – 1’000 CHF / Start: 400 CHF

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Ancient Attic Lekythos With Sphinx

Name: Ancient Attic Lekythos With Sphinx
SKU: 144170016
Price: 800 CHF
Availability: InStock

Estimate CHF 800 - CHF 1,000

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Starting Price CHF 400

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