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Lot 61

A large Corinthian black-figure alabastron

3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A large Corinthian black-figure alabastron
Attributed to the Painter of Berlin F 1003, circa 625-600 B.C.
The body decorated with a panther-bird creature, wings outstretched, with rosettes and dots in the field, bands of tongues around the disc rim, neck and underside, with pierced handle, details incised and highlighted in purple, 17cm high

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Provenance:
Alexandre Nikolai (1864-1952) collection, Bordeaux, France; and thence by descent.
Anonymous sale; Chiswick Auctions, London, 7 December 2016, lot 39.

For another alabastron with the same unusual hybrid creature, see D.A. Amyx, Corinthian Vase Painting of the Archaic Period, London, 1988, p. 89, pl. 39.2.

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