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THBGreek Apulian Pottery Lekanis w/ Lady of Fashion Motif
Lot 14
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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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2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery lekanis consisting of a shallow base and an ornate lid. The vessel displays a large, flat knob on its lid and a similarly-shaped foot which creates a wonderful symmetrical appearance, and a pair of strap handles project from the sides of the base. The base and dark areas of the lid are glazed a glossy black, and the lid itself exhibits two "ladies of fashion" in red-figure with fugitive yellow-white pigmentation - one as a head and the other as a fully-defined female holding a mirror and a situla - between a pair of stylized palmettes. The lid handle has a radiating spoke-form design within its recessed center, and the lower rim is detailed with a repeating undulating wave-form motif. Most black-glazed surfaces showcase a lovely silvery iridescence with some areas of faint rainbow iridescence as well. Size (w/ lid): 11.375" W x 8.875" H (28.9 cm x 22.5 cm).
Lidded lekanides were cosmetic containers, often given by fathers to brides on their wedding day. The lady of fashion motif complements this notion - often thought to represent a young woman on the day of her betrothal. Each lady wears a kekryphalos hairstyle, earrings, and a beaded necklace. This vessel has a very interesting iridescent patina that gives it a sparkling appearance.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137812Area of repair to upper rim of base with minor nicks and light adhesive residue along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks to rim of base and lid, two small pressure fissures on rim of lid, and light fading to glazing and fugitive pigmentation. Light earthen deposits as well as nice silver and faint rainbow iridescence throughout.Condition
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