African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 27

A Byzantine amphora

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £400

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Description

A Byzantine amphora

circa 6th - 9th century AD

the ribbed body with a pointed base and with a pair of open handles, the base inscribed B.C. 300 and Arabic script,

51cm high, with a later metal stand. (2)

Provenance

Purchased from Maskit, Tel-Aviv, April/May 1968.

Sold with correspondence relating to the purchasing of this piece.