Minoan amphora with bow handles. Late Minoan II,... Lot 37

Minoan amphora with bow handles. Late Minoan II, 15th - 14th century BC. H 17.2 cm, ø body 11.8 cm. Painted in red to dark brown. Six three-stemmed ivy leaves on the shoulder. Two superficial flaking, missing part on the base, painting chipped in some places. Cf. on the vessel form S. Erbelding et al, Im Labyrinth des Minos - Kreta, die erste europäische Hochkultur. Exhibition Karlsruhe (200) p. 299 no. 248. Provenance: From the private collection P. A., Munich, since 2021; previously family property in Germany since before 2000.