Eastern greek imitation of a Lydion
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Object number
AR2454
Object: |
Eastern greek imitation of a Lydion (oil vessel)
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Material: |
Fair clay with partially preserved black slip
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Date: |
About 6th - 5th century B.C.
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Description: |
Bulbous vase with high conical foot, short cylindrical neck and a broad horizontal lip.
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Size: |
Height 113 mm, diameter 69 mm
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Condition: |
Good condition, lip partially restored, otherwise undamaged. Slip strongly worn.
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Reference: |
See Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Geneva, Musee d'art et d'histoire Pl. 87.6, there a more delicate piece with shorter foot
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Provenance: |
Acquired 2018 from the German family collection Bergweiler which was formed over several generations. Acquired by Ä. and P. Bergweiler June 10th, 1965 at Antiquitätenhandlung Hermann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany.
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Authenticity: |
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