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THBBeautiful Greek Messapian Pottery Lidded Lebes Gamikos
Lot 32
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Messapia, ca. 4th century CE. A gorgeous wheel-thrown pottery lebes gamikos with an inverted bell-shaped body, a planar shoulder, a raised rim meant to fit a discoid lid, and a pair of applied strap handles, all atop a tapering conical foot. The light-brown exterior is adorned with dark-brown pigment which exhibits a red-orange color in some areas due to uneven firing. Wreaths of laurel encircle the shoulder and the middle of the body, with thick stripes of color further adorning the foot, handles, and lid. A faint two-line inscription is still visible along the inside of the lid, though the text has been rendered illegible. Faint silvery iridescence has formed atop some darker areas and imbue the vessel with a fine coloration evocative of the ancient world! Size: 5.25" W x 6.625" H (13.3 cm x 16.8 cm).
Lebes Gamikos (plural lebetes gamikoi) are important and highly-symbolic vessels created in the Classical world. Ornate designs characterize this particular style, and were used primarily in times of great happiness or immense sorrow. This form of pottery is used during ancient marriage ceremonies. Its name literally translates to "marriage vase", and it was used to ritualistically sprinkle the bride with water prior to the wedding. Lebetes gamikoi were also an integral component of funerary rituals, used to consecrate the body of and act as a grave marker for women who died without experiencing the act of betrothal.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Professor H.E. collection, Hessen, Germany, acquired in the 1950s to early 1990s
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#143586Small chip to lid, with minor abrasions to handles, body, lid handle, and foot, fading to original coloration, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout. Faint silver iridescence to some areas of darker color.Condition
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