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USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard; 12/23 for Express; International: 12/7 for Standard; 12/19 for ExpressAncient Greece, late Sub-Mycenaean to early Archaic period, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. A wonderful pyxis of a sizable form with a slightly concave base, a spherical body with a gently carinated midsection, a sloped shoulder bedecked with a trio of parabolic handles, a squat neck, and an everted rim surrounding the deep basin. The pale orange-slipped exterior is accentuated with red-brown pigment that forms concentric rings, solid panels, and a register of repeating triangles on the shoulder. Size: 7.1" W x 5.6" H (18 cm x 14.2 cm)
This period is so named for the palace at Mycenae, famed in Homeric legend as the opulent seat of King Agamemnon. Excavations at the palace at Mycenae revealed an elite and long-lasting society with a great deal of wealth. This extended to the workshops of artisans who produced pottery like this vessel both for use in Greece and throughout the Mediterranean world; shiploads of similar jars went out as far as the Levant and Spain, carrying oil, wine, and other commodities.
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-collection of Gregory Loles, Connecticut, USA, acquired in 1989
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Condition
Professionally repaired from multiple large pieces, with areas of restoration to base, body, and handles, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and nicks to exterior, with light fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations within basin. Nice traces of original pigmentation throughout with great craquelure. Two TL drill holes: one beneath base, and one beneath rim exterior.