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THBGreek Archaic Alabaster Alabastron
Lot 29
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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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**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Greece, Archaic period, ca. 6th century BCE. A beautiful alabastron, hand-carved from creamy yellow-white alabaster. The vessel has a rounded base, an elongated drop-form body, a smooth shoulder that tapers to a narrow neck, and a discoid rim surrounding a petite mouth. A pair of incised concentric striations course around the neck and shoulder and imbue the vessel with a personalized presentation. Alabastra are long-bodied vessels with flat disks for the mouth. The shape was common in Corinth, and came to Athens in the sixth century BCE - this is an early example of one of these. The term alabastron is Greek with Egyptian origins, and many of the oldest examples are painted white, perhaps in imitation of the stone. This example displays the natural color of alabaster. Alabastra were used to hold perfumed oil; in fact, scenes on painted vases show women using them to apply it after bathing. Size: 1.75" W x 5" H (4.4 cm x 12.7 cm); 5.25" H (13.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970's-2000's; ex-Neil Phillips Collection, New York, USA, acquired in 1980s
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#141853Small chips to areas of rim, with abrasions and encrustations on base, body, and rim, and fading to incised striations on neck and shoulder, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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