Gnathia pelike worth the exhibition in a museum
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Object number
AR3278
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Pelike
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| Material: |
So-called Gnathia ware Red clay with black slip and paint in white, yellow, and red. |
| Date: |
Late 4th - early 3rd century B.C. South Italian, Gnathia ware. |
| Description: |
Pear-shaped high vase with elegant neck and wide mouth. Two elegantly rounded handles.
Fully covered by black slip excl. the outside of the two-stage foot. Between the handles an elegantly painted female head to the right between floral elements, above bands of egg-and-dot, lines and dots.
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| Size: |
Diameter 160 mm, height 283 mm.
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved incl. the original paint, worth the exhibition at a museum. On the bottom sticker inscribed "140".
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Sevres, Musee Ceramique, Pl. 47.23 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Taranto, Museo Nazionale 1, IV.G.S.3, Pl. 1.1 (there Nike) Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Bologna, Museo Civico 3, IV.D.S.04, Pl. 1.30 (there a dove) |
| Certificate: |
An Art Loss certificate is available for this object. The Art Loss database comprises over 500.000 ancient objects which were reported as lost or stolen and also actively involves the corresponding Interpol and FBI databases. A print copy of the Art Loss certificate will of course be delivered together with this object. |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 at the German art market. From an old German private collection, acquired in the 1980s from the German art market.
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| Authenticity: |
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