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An Attic red-figure askos image 1
An Attic red-figure askos image 2
Lot 24

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Attic red-figure askos
Circa 5th Century B.C.
Of broad lentoid form, one side of the domed top with a seated satyr holding a thyrsus in his left hand, the other side with a squatting bearded satyr, with a high-arching handle, the spout with a wide flaring mouth, 4in (10cm) diam

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Provenance:
English private collection of an academic, acquired between 1950-1975.

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