Large oinochoe decorated with female bust and lion head
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Object number
AR2677
| Object: |
Apulian oinochoe
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| Material: |
Clay with black slip, painted in red and yellow. So-called Gnathia pottery |
| Date |
Early 3rd century BC Early Hellenistic epoch |
| Description: |
High, elegant vessel with broad foot. Pear-shaped body, short neck opening into a tre-foil shaped pouring spout, flat handle. The body is decorated with two rows of vertical ribbing separated by a wavy yellow band. On the neck the bust of a fashionable woman facing, strands of fabric and garlands to either side descending from a band of vine above, facing lion's head just above the back of the spout. |
| Size: |
Height 240 mm, Diameter 125 mm.
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| Condition: |
Excellent condition. An about 45mm long piece of mouth broken, otherwise undamaged. Painting in great condition, vivid colors.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Michigan, University of Michigan 1, Pl. 29.7 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Taranto, Museo Nazionale 3, IV.D.G.4, Pl. 22.1 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Brussels, Musees Royaux du Cinquantenaire 1, IV.D.c.1, Pl. 1.4A&B |
| Certificate: |
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2019 in a US auction house. Ex collection of a New York City professor (Manhattan area), acquired in the 1970s.
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| Authenticity: |
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