Bidspirit auction | SUPERB GREEK BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY LEKYTHOS

SUPERB GREEK BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY LEKYTHOS - Ca. 500 - 480 BC. A black-figure lekythos with a cylindrical body, sloping shoulder, narrow neck, flaring mouth, single strap handle, and disc foot. The shoulder is decorated with a band of pendant tongues above the main figured panel, which depicts a horse and standing figures beneath a dotted frieze. Bands of varying thickness encircle the lower body, with a broad black zone above the foot. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.97.29. Size: 200mm x 65mm; Weight: 320g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in F. A. collection, Belgium, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.