Nicely decorated Megarian bowl
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Object number
AR3113
| Object: |
Deep hemispherical bowl So-called Megarian Bowl. |
| Material: |
Red clay with well preserved dark-red slip
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| Date: |
3rd - 1st century B.C. Hellenistic period |
| Description: |
Hemispherical bowl. The body is richly decorated with overlapping bands of leaves with central ridges. Blossom with nine petals in a central medallion on the bottom.
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| Size: |
Diameter 114 mm, height 68 mm.
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| Historical: |
The so-called Megarian Bowls are relief-decorated bowls which originate from the Hellenistic period, where they became much more popular than the painted pottery of earlier times. The name "Megarian" was given to this type of pottery in the late nineteenth century, after the discovery of a large amount of such bowls at the ancient city of Megara. Although it has since been demonstrated that bowls of this type originated in Athens in the third quarter of the third century BC, the attribution as "Megarian" bowls remained popular and unchanged. These bowls were popular in the entire Mediterranean area and were produced at a number of different centers in the second and first century BC for local use and export.
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved, very minor wear. Decoration in high relief, excellently preserved. Old sticker "298" inside.
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| Reference: |
Compare T. Anlagan, Sadberk Hanim Museum. Moldmade bowls and related wares (Istanbul 2000) p. 113 Nr. 26
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| Provenance: |
Acquired in 2020 at a US auction house. Ex US Michigan private collection, acquired in 1981 at Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.
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| Authenticity: |
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