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THBGreek Attic Pottery Lydion - French Passport, TL Tested
Lot 26d
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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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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. 6th century BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery lydion (perfume jar) with a flared disc foot with a reserved outer edge, an apple-shaped body atop a narrow stem, plateaued shoulders, a squat cylindrical neck, and a flared rim. The beige-slipped vessel exhibits attractive black stripes along the shoulder, rim, and body, and solid-colored bands accentuate the top of the rim, neck, upper body, and top of foot. The lydion vessel originated in the city of Lydia in Asia Minor, and Attic potters adopted the style during the 6th century BCE. A wonderful example of early Attic artistry! Size: 2.4" W x 4" H (6.1 cm x 10.2 cm).
A stylistically-similar example, of a slightly taller size, hammered for GBP 2,585 ($3,169.02) at Christie's, London, South Kensington "Fine Antiquities" auction (sale 9088, April 25, 2001, lot 210): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/an-attic-pottery-lydion-third-quarter-of-2034798-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=2034798&sid=d06ce557-cd6f-4862-bcbe-2d8b87c6f297
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: ex-private UK collection, acquired from Gallery Keramion, Paris, France; accompanied by French passport, reference number 163542
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.
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#149124Professional restoration to most of foot rim, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions to foot, body, and rim, with light fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout. One TL test drill hole beneath foot.Condition
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