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THBGreek Apulian Pottery Guttus with Nereid on Hippocamp
Lot 17a
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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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Magna Graecia, Apulian, ca. 350 to 300 BCE. A black glazed pottery guttus with an elegant fluted body on a high foot, a ring handle, a central spout with a rounded rim moulding, and in relief on the top a medallion depicting a Nereid riding a hippocamp (a prancing horse with a fish tail). The Nereid holds an oval shield covering her left arm and shoulder. This imagery stems from the cortege of Nereids that carried Achilles arms. The Nereids were sea nymphs oftentimes depicted riding dolphins or aquatic snakes known as ketoi. A wonderful example, replete with impressive artistry and intriguing iconography. Size: 4.25" W x 3.75" H (10.8 cm x 9.5 cm)
A guttus was a vessel used to store precious oil to fill oil lamps. The name guttus implies that the oil was to be released drop by drop. This was made possible by the tiered, molded rim and the elongated spout which prevented air from entering too quickly and easily.
See a related guttus in the Museo Nazionale of Naples (inv. No. 665 (302), cf. fig. 140 and pp. 285-286 in: Marie-Odile Jentel. Les Gutti et les Askoi a Reliefs Etrusques et Apuliens. Leiden 1976.
See another Apulian guttus featuring similar iconography at the British Museum (accession number 1836,0224.392).
Provenance: private Dere collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired from Ostracon Gallery, Switzerland (accompanied by COA from Dr. Bernhard I. Muller, Ostracon Gallery, Switzerland): ex collection Rab, Zurich,Switzerland. Thence Schuyler Auktionen Zurich, December 2007 sale, lot no. 6982
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#157247A 1/4" by 1" section of rim restored (only visible from beneath the rim) else intact and excellent.Condition
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