Very large Athenian Skyphos
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Object number
AR2851
| Object: |
Large skyphos (two-handled beaker)
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| Material: |
Red clay with glossy black slip
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| Date: |
About 2nd half 5th - 4th century B.C. Probably athenian |
| Description: |
High beaker with ring-shaped base. Two handles are vertically attached below the rim. Fully covered with glossy black slip except for a band above the base. |
| Size: |
Diameter with handles 222 mm, height 122 mm
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| Condition: |
Very well preserved, especially for a pottery vessel of this size. Both handles restored, light surface wear, otherwise undamaged.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Zürich, Öffentliche Sammlungen, Beilage 10.1, Pl. 28.11; Beilage 14.1, Pl. 53.13 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Reading, Borough Council 1, Pl. 18.2 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Schwerin, Staatliches Museum 1, Pl. 57.5 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Norway, Public and Private Collections, Pl. 52.3; 4 Also see object numer 1966.400 on exhibition in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2019 from the German private collection G. E. Acquired by G. E. from the German private collection Dr. H. R. Acquired by Dr. R. December 04, 1973, at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
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| Collection Dr. H. R.: |
Dr. H. R., who graduated in Classical Philology, was a grammar school (Gymnasium) teacher and a scholar of ancient history. After finishing his studies, he began collecting Roman coins in 1970. Only one year later, Dr. R. started to add other antiquities from the Roman Imperial era to his collection, soon followed by Greek vases which mainly originated from South Italy. The collection was exhibited at his residence in the Rhineland in Germany. The last object of the collection was acquired in 1989.
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| Authenticity: |
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