Pyxis
Early Minoan III - Middle Minoan I, 2300 – 1800 BC
Veined grey-brown stone for the vessel and veined dark stone for the lid.
H 3.3 cm Ø 4.9 cm
Small bowl with flat bottom and incurved outer wall. The inside is drilled out in accordance to the wall. Vessel and lid unbroken; small chips at rim and bottom of the vessel and at lid. Lid may not belong to it.
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cf.
Christian Zervos, L´Art de la Crète – Néolithique et Minoenne, Paris 1956, ill. 175
Peter Warren, Minoan Stone Vases, Cambridge 1969, no. P 256
Provenance
German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired prior to December 1991 on the German art market.
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Price
€ 2.800
Item
7371