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11 October 2020
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Starting Price: 75 CHF
Hammer Price:  90 CHF
Lot 232

KORKYRA. Korkyra. Circa 400-338 BC. (Bronze, 22 mm, 9.42 g, 3 h). Wreathed head of Dionysos to left. Rev. K-O-P Krater bound with wreath of ivy. BMC. HGC 6, 79. Joy -. Dark brown patina. Very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, privately acquired from Spink, London on June 1998.

The krater was a vase used for diluting wine with water. Greeks drank their wine diluted with water and usually infused with herbs, whereas uncouth individuals, especially barbarians, preferred their wine neat. Kraters were made from either metal or pottery and were usually ornately decorated. They generally stood on a tripod in the dining room where men held symposia, or drinking parties, often with entertainment in the form of music, poetry, and acrobatic performances, and not infrequently with more ribald acts.

Online bidding closes: 11 Oct 2020, 15:56:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 16:55:56 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:90 CHF by MailBidder9866 (2 bids)
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