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THBGreek Attic Black-Glazed Lekythos
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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By Artemis Gallery
Jan 10, 2019
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2019-01-10 10:00:00
2019-01-10 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A finely-modeled, wheel-thrown pottery lekythos - a vessel used to store scented oils or other perfumes - in black-figure. A lustrous jet-black glaze envelops the body from shoulder to foot, with unglazed, pale-orange pottery peeking through on areas of the neck, shoulder, and foot. The body exhibits a pair of dark-red reserve bands near the base and just below the shoulder. The shoulder is decorated with repeating frets and small hash mark motifs, its planar form gradually tapering to a narrow neck and a flared rim. A petite applied strap handle in black arches gracefully above the shoulder, and the entire vessel rests atop a small tiered foot. Size: 2" W x 5.5" H (5.1 cm x 14 cm).
Lekythoi were used for storing oil used for a wide variety of purposes in the Classical World. While larger examples were usually designated for keeping olive oil, smaller more delicate examples like this one were reserved for the bath to store precious unguents of sweet and floral aromas. This beautiful vessel was most likely created for an elegant lady's toilette.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Dr. Med. G.S. collection, Nuremberg, Germany, formed between 1958 and 2003; ex-private Hans Piehler (1847-1961) collection
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#133712Handle and small areas of rim restored with small chips and overpainting along break lines. Portion of foot repaired with small chips along break line. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age as expected, small chips to rim, body, and foot, with some light discoloration, and a small area of encrustation to rim. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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