ID 859338
Lot 17 | A CYCLADIC POTTERY LIDDED PYXIS
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2700-2300 B.C.
4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) diam; 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), Venice, acquired on the Rome art market in 1968.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Cycladic civilisation |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Cycladic civilisation |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |






