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THBGreek Apulian Xenon Prochous w/ Vegetal Motif
Lot 9
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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, South Italy, Apulia, Xenon, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A classic prochous (prochoos) vessel - a petite cousin to the oinochoe - with an elegant inverted piriform body on a tiered foot, featuring twin applied faces (the visages wearing helmets or cap-like coiffures) to either side of the mouth and a characteristically dramatically upturned spout, created in a pottery workshop in the Apulia region of southern Italy where potters were known for introducing additional pigments to black glazed vessels and Greek settlers produced pottery inspired by Classical Greek forms. The surface of this example of Xenon ware presents two decorative registers adorning the body and shoulder - from top to bottom - a band of vertical frets and a register of elegant laurel leaves framed by thin linear bands - all in characteristic fugitive pink pigment. Overall, a lovely example that demonstrates skillful technique, an attractive painted decorative program, and a surface boasting stunning luster and areas of iridescence. Size: 3.25" in diameter x 6.9" H (8.3 cm x 17.5 cm)
A prochous is a vessel that some scholars believe was used for pouring water over the hands to cleanse prior to meals, while others suggest was used to pour and/or store oil and wine. Xenon ware is a specific type of Apulian pottery, named after a famous vase in Frankfurt (Beazley, EVP, p. 219,1.) that is inscribed with the name: XENON. This type is distinguished by added matte pink/red decoration over black glaze as we see in this example.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex-private collection, acquired in the 1960s and imported to the United States in the late 1980s
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#164975Chip to base. Repair and restoration to spout, handle, and base. Some light nicks and scratches, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with lovely earthen deposits.Condition
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