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Stunning Greek Attic Blackware Pelike Highly Iridescent

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Lot of 2 Ancient Greek Terracotta Busts c.4th century BC.: Lot of 2 Ancient Greek Terracotta Busts c.4th century BC. Size 3 - 3 1/4 inches high. + Stand. Fine terracotta busts, fragments from full figures. Mounted on old wooden block. Provenance: Ex Long Isla

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Stunning Greek Attic Blackware Pelike Highly Iridescent

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Greece, Athens, ca. 5th century BCE. An amazing piece at an amazing price. Completely intact and with paint in near perfect condition, this is beautifully proportionate and symmetrical Attic pelike, a one piece vessel with a bowed-out belly and twin handles. Some vases show these items being used as containers for liquids. Attic glazes from this time period - as demonstrated so well here - have a brilliant, iridescent luster. The exposed reddish brown buff clay provides a strong contrast to the black glaze. Size: 5.4" W x 6.35" H (13.7 cm x 16.1 cm)

Provenance: Ex - Prominent LA County collector who acquired these prior to 2000

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Stunning Greek Attic Blackware Pelike Highly Iridescent

Name: Stunning Greek Attic Blackware Pelike Highly Iridescent
SKU: 47546365
Price: 1100 USD
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