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THBGreek Campanian Terracotta Rhyton Bull's Head
Lot 25
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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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Greece, South Italy / Magna Graecia, Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. A beautifully preserved, well-sculpted rhyton in the form of a bull's head with a flaring, conical mouth that rises from the back of the animal's head. A curved handle is attached to one side. The bull's head is a beautiful work of art, with careful attention having been paid to the shape of the muscles and flesh on the face so that it has a very realistic look. The nostrils are incised deeply, with the eyes, small ears, and large horns also present; lines on the forehead create a forelock. The conical mouth was wheel-formed, while the head was hand-modeled - note the fingermarks from pulling up the form on the wheel visible where the mouth meets the back of the bull head. Size: 3.7" L x 6.6" W x 4.4" H (9.4 cm x 16.8 cm x 11.2 cm); 6.95" H (17.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Rhytons like this example demonstrate the ancients' refined taste for special tableware, and this piece was probably used both as a drinking cup and as a pouring vessel to decant wine into drinking bowls during festive banquets; it may also have been made solely to grace a high status tomb. Zoomorphic forms like this one were popular throughout the Classical world, and bulls symbolized power, signifying virility and masculinity, qualities prized above all others in the classical world, especially the part of it under Greek influence.
Provenance: ex-private T.S. collection, San Diego County, California, USA, acquired between 25 and 40 years ago
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#140589Tiny chips from one ear and one horn; otherwise in excellent condition, with light markings on the surface.Condition
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