Apollo Art Auctions

January 2023 Auction  –  29 January 2023

Apollo Art Auctions , January 2023 Auction

Ancient Art and Coins

Su, 29.01.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

LARGE ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN AMPHORA
Near the Bearded Sphinx Painter, Ca. 600 BC.
A pottery amphora of a classic form, with a bulbous body upon a raised, round foot, a flared rim at the top and gracefully curved twin handles adjoining shoulder to neck; all hand painted via the black figure technique with intriguing iconography featuring two sphinxes facing each other between a plant. The amphora is decorated with laurel wreath around the neck. Restored.
Size: L:365mm / W:255mm ; 2.45kg
Provenance: English private collection; acquired in Germany in 1990s; with TL analysis Oxford Authentication N117a76.
Estimate: GBP 7500 - 15000

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Starting price 5'000 GBP
Estimate 7'500 GBP
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