A rare Attic Geometric period Skyphos
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A rare Attic Geometric period Skyphos, Athens, c. 750 - 700 BC, with low body and flattened base, the rim tall and lightly flared, a loop handle to either side. The vessel is nicely decorated with a stylized floral band around the outside of the rim, parallel bands above and below, a pair of birds on either side of the body flanking a panel of zigzag lines, vertical banding bordering each. H: 3 1/8 in (7.9 cm); W: 7 in (17.8 cm). Professional restoration to small area of side and rim. A lovely example! Cf. Ancient Art from Cypress, The Cesnola Collection (2000), V. Karageorghis, p85 Fig. 136; Metropolitan Museum , NY, Accession Number: 74.51.588; Ex Midwest private collection with Cypriot export documents dated 1963.
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A rare Attic Geometric period Skyphos
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