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THBGreek Corinthian Piriform Aryballos Sea Creature w/ TL
Lot 11b
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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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- Lot Description
Greece, Corinth, Archaic Period, ca. 550 BCE. A petite piriform aryballos presenting a magical figural program on the ovoid belly of the vessel. The figural/decorative program is delineated via the black-figure technique and embellished with incised details as well as added fugitive red pigment. We see a bearded male riding an enormous merman/sea creature with a voluminous tail that is meticulously incised with scales. The pair appear to be fleeing a leonine creature who is facing and clawing at the rider. In the field is an additional sea creature, perhaps a dolphin, as well as floral or seaweed motifs. Radiating rays frame the areas above and below the imagery and also adorn the rim, and finally a band of frets embellishes the handle. A lovely example with intriguing iconography! Size: 4.375" H (11.1 cm); 5.4" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Corinthian potters introduced the aryballos, a small round or ovoid vessel with a narrow neck used for storing scented oils, during the 8th century BCE. The belly of these vessels was ideal for embellishing with wondrous imagery as we see on this example.
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: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired in September 2011; ex-Artemission Gallery, London, England; ex-private French collection, acquired in the 1960s
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#156890Chips to rim that have smoothed over time. Minute chips to base. Surface wear with some loss to decorative program as shown, but the imagery that remains is quite nice with ample red fugitive pigment.Condition
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