Bidspirit auction | STUNNING GREEK BLACK-FIGURE KYLIX WITH


STUNNING GREEK BLACK-FIGURE KYLIX WITH SIREN - Ca. 520 - 500 BC. A black-glazed kylix with a flared foot, short stem, broad bowl, and twin upturned handles. The exterior is decorated with painted bands around the mid-body and lower section, with black-painted handles. The interior tondo depicts a siren encircled by a tongue pattern and concentric bands. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 18.74.2. Size: 125mm x 300mm; Weight: 470g Provenance: Private London collection; ex-USA art market; Collection of John R. Orr, Toledo, Ohio. Acquired in the 1980s. To family by inheritance. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.