Greek Boeotian black figure kylix cup

G141

£700.00

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A black figure painted pottery kylix cup decorated on the outer surface with palmettes and grape clusters.

Culture
Greek, Boeotian, late 5th Century BC

Size
7.5 x 26 cms including handles

Condition
Surface wear mostly to the interior otherwise intact

Provenance
Ex. collection: John Read le Brockton Tomlin, 1864-1954, UK; thence by family descent to the former owner since 1970. An indistinct pencil inscription under the foot.

JRB Tomlin was a prominent malacologist responsible for naming over 100 taxa (groups) of gastropod molluscs. Tomlin’s collecting has enriched numerous museums; the National Museum Wales holds the Tomlin Archive of correspondence and shells.
https://museum.wales/articles/1157/Documenting-the-Past—The-Tomlin-archive/

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