Phoenician Altar with Attendants
6th-4th century BC. A ceramic altar with shallow tray, pointillé decorated strap and support, lateral square-section jambs, lateral piercings (for an axle?), rear face with two applied figures modelled in the half-round holding hands beneath arched finials. 232 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2''"). From a private European collection; formerly in a German collection formed before 2000.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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6th-4th century BC. A ceramic altar with shallow tray, pointillé decorated strap and support, lateral square-section jambs, lateral piercings (for an axle?), rear face with two applied figures modelled in the half-round holding hands beneath arched finials. 232 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2''"). From a private European collection; formerly in a German collection formed before 2000.
Condition Report: Fine condition.