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THBGreek Attic Pottery Lekythos - Herakles & Nemean Lion
Lot 24
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Greece, Athens, ca. early 5th century BCE. A fabulous pottery lekythos featuring an action-packed depiction of Herakles (Roman Hercules) wrestling the Nemean lion rendered via the black figure technique with incised details. Displaying immense physical strength and courage, Herakles' adventures in the Greco-Roman world were narrated in the canonical Twelve Labors, the first occurring when King Eurystheus asked Herakles to bring him the skin of a fierce lion that terrorized the hillside around Nemea - a seemingly impossible task. Despite how initially Herakles' arrows were utterly useless against this threatening beast, our hero ultimately succeeded, clutching the lion in his muscular arms all the while strategically avoiding its claws, finally choking the wild feline to death. Here, Herakles is shown during this final chokehold flanked by a pair of figures who hold weapons. The ancient vessel presents a piriform body with a carinated shoulder, a narrow neck, a ribbon-form handle, and a flared spout, all sitting upon a discoid foot. Size: 2" W x 5.5" H (5.1 cm x 14 cm)
The areas above and below the central narrative are adorned with black-painted, striated and stippled motifs.
Display stand shown in photos is for photography purposes only.
Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#165110Repaired from several pieces with restoration and some repainting. A few nicks, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice.Condition
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