Richly decorated Gnathia ware oinochoe
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Object number
AR3151
| Object: |
Apulian oinochoe
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| Material: |
Red clay with black slip, painted in white, red and yellow. So-called Gnathia pottery |
| Date: |
Second half 4th century B.C. Early Hellenistic epoch |
| Description: |
Pear-shaped jug with ring-shaped base and flat-concave handle. Short neck opening into a trefoil-shaped mouth. The body is painted with egg and dots, wave line, band of dots, thick red line and a vine branch with leaves and fruits. |
| Size: |
Height 138 mm, diameter 76 mm
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| Condition: |
Very well preserved, delicate piece of ancient art. Only minimal chips and wear, painting mainly preserved. With an excerpt from a German catalogue describing the vase. Remainings of a collection sticker on bottom.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Ostschweiz Ticino 1, Pl. 42.1; 53.8
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 from Mr. M.B., Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, who acquired the oinochoe and other objects from the collection of M.T., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. Inherited from his parents who acquired the object in Germany in the 1960s. A note from the antiquities dealer Dr. Kurt Deppert, "Kunstwerke der Antike", Frankfurt am Main, dated February 08, 1968, sets the terminus ante quem the object was acquired into the collection T. Dr. Deppert was requested by the family T. to provide a short assessment of the collection, which he did along with a detailed description of all objects. Both, the written request to Dr. Deppert and his reply, are preserved, a copy of the documents will be provided together with the object.
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| Authenticity: |
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