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THBEtrusco-Corinthian Polychrome Amphora, ex Christie's
Lot 44a
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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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Ancient Greece, Corinth, Etrusco-Corinthian (Italo-Corinthian) culture, ca. late 7th century BCE. A stunning example of an Etrusco-Corinthian amphora, wheel-thrown from pottery, that exhibits expert stylization and a sophisticated decorative motif. The sizable vessel features a bulky, inverted piriform body atop a thick, flared foot, a gently sloped shoulder that tapers to form the cylindrical neck, a dense rim, and a pair of slender handles arching from upper neck to shoulder. Covered in a cream-hued ground, the body features several decorative bands across the exterior surfaces: 2 bands of dense crosshatching enclosing a repeating series of cresting waves, black-and-red bands along the neck, and white pigment beneath the rim. The upper shoulder bears red-winged griffins embroiled in a tense confrontation, their tongues dangling boastfully from gaping jaws, with a large rosette in between their fit bodies and several smaller rosettes in the surrounding spaces. Size: 16.1" Diameter x 24" H (40.9 cm x 61 cm)
A griffin is a mythological creature with a lion's body, the beak of an eagle as well as its wings. They were famous for guarding a treasure comprising of large amounts of gold in the mountains of Scythia. The griffins were also famed to be in conflict with the one eyes Arimaspoi who sought to steal the mountains of gold the griffins guarded.
The Corinthian style evolved from the earlier Geometric style. Surfaces were traditionally organized into horizontal bands, with an emphasis on repeated patterns, as well as an attractive play between light and dark. The Corinthian potters elected to expand the bands encircling the vessels, and fill them with both abstract, non-figural design motifs and zoomorphic images. On occasion they also included anthropomorphic motifs.
Cf. The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1924.872.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; anonymous sale via Christie's, New York, June 9, 2011, lot 128, acquired by the previous owner in Switzerland in 1996 from the Swiss Art Market
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#170817Possible repair and restoration to areas of rim, neck, and upper handles, but are expertly concealed and do not detract from the overall presentation if present. One small perforation along lower body. Abrasions, wear and fading to pigment, several small spalls, and heavy encrustations. Minor water staining beneath foot, within body, and on scattered areas of exterior. Good manganese deposits, pigment remains, and preserved motifs. Nice craquelure to some painted areas as well.Condition
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