Apulian owl skyphos
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Object number
AR2473
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Skyphos
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| Material: |
Red clay with black slip
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| Date: |
Late 5th - 4th century B.C. Apulian imitation of a popular Athenian type |
| Description: |
Small bowl with ring-shaped base and two small horizontal handles. Fully covered by black slip. On both sides an owl sitting between olive branches.
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| Size: |
Height 32 mm, diameter 60 mm without handles and 98 mm with handles
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| Condition: |
Good condition, one fragment professionally restored. Minimal wear.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Budapest, Musee des Beaux-Arts 2 Pl. 32.10-11 For the Athenian originals, see e.g..: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Bochum, Kunstsammlungen der Ruhr-Universität 2, Pl. 29.5-6 Sevres, Musee Ceramique, Nr. 237 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2018 from the German family collection Bergweiler which was formed over several generations. Acquired by Ä. and P. Bergweiler October 5th 1965 at Antiquitätenhandlung Hermann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany.
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| Authenticity: |
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