Richly decorated Gnathia-ware oinochoe
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Object number
AR2833
| 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 female heads to each side. The body is painted with friezes of egg-and-dart, vine branches, pearls and lines. |
| Size: |
Height 189 mm, Diameter 72 mm.
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| Condition: |
Very well preserved, delicate piece of ancient art. Only minimal wear. Handle broken and professionally re-attached, small missing part at top restored. Painting in excellent condition, vivid colors.
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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 (only the shape) |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2019 in a traditional Munich auction house. From the inventory of Münzhandlung Karl Kress, Munich, which discontinued its business activities around 1986 (the last catalogue published by Karl Kress dates to this year). In the stock of Karl Kress before 1980.
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| Authenticity: |
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