Richly decorated Gnathia-ware oinochoe
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Object number
AR2259
| Object: |
Apulian oinochoe
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| Material: |
Clay with black slip, painted in white, red and yellow. So-called Gnathia pottery |
| Date |
Second half 4th century BC Early Hellenistic epoch |
| Description: |
High, elegant vessel with broad foot. Pear-shaped body, high neck with circular profile. Long, beak-shaped spout, decorated at the neck with lion heads to each side. The body is painted with friezes of egg-and-dart, branches, pearls and lines. |
| Size: |
Height 191 mm
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved, delicate piece of ancient art. Only minimal wear. Painting in excellent condition, vivid colors. On the bottom old sticker "6052 South Italy Gnathia Ware c. 330 BC".
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Rennes, Musee des Beaux Arts, Pl. 43.5 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum 5, Pl. 276.1-3 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 from the German private collection M. Voos, inherited in this from the German private collection H. Herbst. Acquired for the Herbst collection at Charles Ede Gallery, London in 1978 (copy of the invoice is preserved and at hand).
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| Authenticity: |
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