Red figure Oinochoe with rare Satyr scene
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AR3279
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Oinochoe
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| Material: |
So-called red figure vase Red clay with black slip and white painting |
| Date: |
4th century B.C. Apulian or Campanian |
| Description: |
Voluminous oinochoe with ring-shaped base, trefoil spout and strap handle. On the opposite side of the handle image area framed with a wave crest at top and broad lines with bands of leafs at sides. Inside the frame, a satyr is standing to the left, both armes extended, the left leg raised. Very high quality and level of detail for an Apulian or Campanian workshop. |
| Size: |
Diameter 150 mm, height 187 mm.
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| Condition: |
Overall great impression with excellently preserved decoration. Small hole of about 2cm x 1cm on body, stable hair-thin cracks which can only be noted upon detailed inspection, possibly a restoration at the upper attachment point of handle to body.
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| References: |
Rare, no other South Italian oinochoe with the depiction of a satyr as the main element of the scene could be identified in the CVA. For shape and composition, see e.g.: Vgl. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. The Toledo Museum of Art II (USA 20) Taf. 95.1-3 Vgl. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Italia Fascicolo 34. Verona, Museo del Teatro Romano 1 (Rom 1961) IV (D), Taf. 7 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Göttingen, Archäologisches Insttut der Universität 1, 32-33, P. 18.1-3 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 on the German art market. From an old German private collection, acquired in the 1980s on the German art market.
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| 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.
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| Authenticity: |
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