Nicely preserved hellenistic bottle from Magna Graecia
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Object number
AR2265
Object: |
Bottle
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Material: |
Red clay with black slip, lower part of the body not covered
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Date: |
About 3rd century B.C. Hellenistic epoch |
Description: |
Voluminous bottle with lentil-shaped foot, high slightly concave neck and lentil-shaped mouth. Magna Graecia, Greek colony in Southern Italy |
Size: |
Height 126 mm, diameter 72 mm.
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Condition: |
Very good condition, minor chips and wear. With collection number "5" written with pencil on the bottom.
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References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Capua, Museo Campano 4, IV.B.AC.12, IV.B.AC.13, Pl 8.2;3 (here not covered with black slip)
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Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 from the German private collection M. Voos, inherited in this from the German private collection H. Herbst. Acquired for the Herbst collection in 1976 - 1978 at a London art gallery, most probably at Davies Antiques Gallery.
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Authenticity: |
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