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THBItalo-Corinthian Pottery Alabastron w/ Panthers - TL'd
Lot 21
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Dec 5, 2018
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2018-12-05 10:00:00
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Viking, Near Eastern plus Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India, more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Greece, Corinth, Italo-Corinthian (Etrusco-Corinthian), ca. 600 BCE. A stunning example of a wheel-thrown polychrome pottery alabastron - used for holding perfumes and scented oils - with a characteristic round-bottomed, piriform body that rises to a slightly concave rim with an applied handle joining rim to neck. The body is decorated with a pair of confrontational panthers, their butting heads so close that they appear to be a singular animal. Flowing necks and shoulders are detailed in red slip while their powerful bodies, attenuated legs, and sinuous tails appear in black slip. A tall swan stands proudly between the hind quarters of both lions with similar red and black coloration and a sly grin across its beak, perhaps because the panthers have not yet spotted the bird hiding in plain sight. Foliate details fill the empty space between the zoomorphic figures with slip forms and incised detailing, and radiating linear motifs accentuate the rim, handle, and base, all atop a cream-hued ground. Size: 3.375" W x 5.8" H (8.6 cm x 14.7 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 30.115.26: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253076
A stylistically-similar example with panthers and a swan entirely in red-figure hammered for $3,500 at Christie's, New York Antiquities Auction (sale 2709, June 6, 2013, lot 654): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/an-italo-corinthian-black-figured-alabastron-circa-mid-6th-5684804-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5684804&sid=29321445-3e99-4614-811a-d8faa741be33
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: private Lewis collection, Florida, USA; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA
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#136874Vessel restored from multiple large pieces with some new material, resurfacing, and overpainting along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, light fading to incised details and pigmentation, and small nicks to rim and handle. Light earthen deposits mainly within mouth opening. Old inventory label on base. Small drill holes for TL-testing underneath base and next to handle beneath rim.Condition
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