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THBGreek Apulian Red Figure Pottery Owl Skyphos
Lot 41b
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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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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery skyphos of a classic Attic form with a squat foot, a tall body with gradually expanding walls, a thin rim, and a pair of applied loop handles. Each side of the black-glazed vessel features a charming red-figure owl, standing upon petite feet and holding a feathery wing against the breast, the head with wide eyes and a slender aquiline beak, and framed between a pair of leafy olive branches. This type of skyphos was extremely popular for several centuries, initially exported from Athens throughout the Greek world, including into Italy and its surrounding isles. Size: 5.9" W x 2.9" H (15 cm x 7.4 cm).
The owl is a symbol of Athena and is often shown accompanying her; Athena was the goddess of the city of Athens, and so the owl became a symbol of Athens and its government. The olive tree, as well, relates to Athens. Athena and Poseidon were said to have quarreled over the city of Athens and Athena planted an olive tree on the Acropolis to show that it belonged to her. Herodotus records that, although the Persians burnt all the Acropolis, the remains of the olive tree sprouted a new branch the very next day. The Athenian imagery present on this piece reminds us of the power of Greek cultural symbols in the ancient world.
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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#149643Repaired from multiple large pieces, with light in-fill material, resurfacing, and overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks to handles, rim, body, and base, with light fading to original glaze pigmentation. Original owl iconography is still visible and clear.Condition
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