Sold for $2,268

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Lot Description

A Canosan Painted Pottery Oinochoe

Circa 3rd Century B.C.

Height 15 1/4 inches (38.7 cm).

Property from a California Private Collection

Provenance:
Sotheby’s, London, Antiquities, 13-14 December 1982, Lot 413.
Sotheby's, London, Colonnade: Oriental and Tribal Art, Antiquities and Textiles, 28 October 1993, Lot 155.
Dreweatts, Newbury, United Kingdom, An Eye for Luxury: East Meets West: Day 2, EAST: Antiquities, Islamic and Oriental Pictures and Works of Art, 24 January 2018, Lot 331.

Condition Report

Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Handle reattached with visible break lines. Surface generally weathered with brown encrustations and losses to pigment. Some areas of pinkish/purple patination. Overall in fine and stable condition. See additional images. Height of figure 6 1/8 inches (15.56 cm).

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