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THBHellenistic Black-Glazed Cups, Dionysos & Theater Masks
Lot 18
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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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Feb 18, 2021
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- Lot Description
Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fabulous pair of Hellenistic bowls of elegant forms coated in a lustrous black glaze and adorned with mold-made relief details. Larger in scale, the first presents a round base supported by three feet and remarkably thin walls that gradually widen to a broad, circular rim over a deep basin. Each of the delicately molded feet displays the form of a Greek comedy theatre mask with a huge, almost hyperbolic smile, a bulbous nose, annular eyes, and a furrowed brow. Alternatively, the second showcases an expansive, circular rim atop slender walls that dramatically taper to a rounded base upon a discoid, tiered foot. The interior of this ancient vessel is elaborately decorated with three incised bands adorning the rim and another pair of incised rings enveloping a single horizontal register of repeated ovals. Size of largest: 7.25" in diameter x 5" H (18.4 cm x 12.7 cm)
A beautifully formed mold-made relief of a bust peers out from the center of the basin, encompassed by another series of incised loops with a central geometric motif. The youthful visage looks to his or her left flaunting a full-lipped mouth, a flat nose, and sullen eyes under a luscious head of curls. The black-glaze has a mirror-like iridescence that rivals luxury vessels made of gold and silver. As the wine was consumed, a banqueteer would have enjoyed the image of the benevolent god gradually coming into view.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private collection, acquired in 1999
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#162425Collection label on base of both. Both have been expertly repaired from several pieces with paint over break lines. Some minor softening of details on relief details and a few light chips and nicks to rims of both, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent.Condition
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