Alabastron in opaque blue-black glass. It is decorated with white and turquoise blue horizontal fillets on the top of the body, continuing in a "sawtooth" pattern from the handles. The lip is outlined on the outside with a turquoise blue fillet. It is adorned with two applied handles forming duck heads. Glass paste. Superb glazing. Phoenician or Greek art, 5th century B.C. H. 12.5 cm Note: these vases, fashioned on clay cores, were mostly found in the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions. Provenance : Jean Roudillon Collection
Estimate
€4,000 - €6,000
Result
€4,550
Buyer's premium
30%
Alabastron in opaque blue-black glass. It is decorated with white and turquoise blue horizontal fillets on the top of the body, continuing in a "sawtooth" pattern from the handles. The lip is outlined on the outside with a turquoise blue fillet. It is adorned with two applied handles forming duck heads.
Glass paste. Superb glazing.
Phoenician or Greek art, 5th century B.C.
H. 12.5 cm
Note: these vases, fashioned on clay cores, were mostly found in the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions.
Provenance :
Jean Roudillon Collection
Sale
Thursday 6 June 2024・16:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris