Provenance
The collection of Lucien Blomme (1922-1999), passionate collector with a private museum and founder of Antiek Normandie, in Kortrijk, Belgium. He held several exhibitions presenting Greek and Roman pottery as well as later ceramics, in the second half of the 20th C.
By descent to the current owner.
A certificate of provenance will be delivered with the lot.
Description
This very interesting example is reminiscent of the production from ancient Cyprus, with related examples dating as early as the 14th C. b.C.
The tradition of swirl designs and incised decoration, combined with the later amphora-like shape, point to a Mediterranean origin and a dating between probably the 7th and 5th C. b.C.
An early Mediterranean painted and incised pottery amphora with marine encrustation
probably 7th/5th C. b.C.
H.: 42,5 cm
Estimation
€ 1.000 – € 2.000
Provenance
The collection of Lucien Blomme (1922-1999), passionate collector with a private museum and founder of Antiek Normandie, in Kortrijk, Belgium. He held several exhibitions presenting Greek and Roman pottery as well as later ceramics, in the second half of the 20th C.
By descent to the current owner.
A certificate of provenance will be delivered with the lot.
