Red-figure Athenian shoulder Lekythos
€2,600
available
Object number
AR3435
| Object: |
Shoulder lekythos (oil vessel)
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| Material: |
Red clay with black slip and painting in red. Red-figure pottery. |
| Date: |
5th century B.C. Athenian |
| Description: |
Ovoid body, slightly conical shoulder which is sharply separated from the high neck. Discus-shaped foot. On the body a maenad walking to the left, turning her head over the shoulder and raising the left hand. Between the shoulder and neck band of short thick lines, between the body and the shoulder meander band. |
| Size: |
Height 136mm, diameter 45mm
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| Condition: |
Restored from three parts, one of the connections below the shoulder, the other below the spout. The original pottery substance is fully preserved. The finely crafted decoration is in excellent condition, with only minor wear. An impressive miniature piece of art.
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| Reference: |
Compare Apollo, The International Art Magazine: 110 (1979), OCT, 157
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2023 in a Swiss auction house. Ex Swiss private collection P. Bonsera, acquired in 2014 from the Swiss private collection M. Tritten, Binningen. Ex Swiss private collection Karl Roth, acquired in the 1960s.
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| Authenticity: |
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