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THBMesopotamian Marble Pyxis Vessel w/ Lid
Lot 93
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Late Uruk to Jemdet Nasr Period, ca. 3100 to 2900 BCE. A splendid pyxis, skillfully hand-carved from marble to display a hemispherical body with a flared shoulder, a rounded top, an annular rim, and a discoid lid with a sizeable knob, all sitting upon a discoid base. Several incised bands decorate the vessel with 1 on the lid, 2 on the shoulder, and 1 on the body. Natural striations of peach and grey dance across the cream-hued walls highlighting its elegant form. Size: 3.55" in diameter x 1.7" H (9 cm x 4.3 cm)
The pyxis form, a rounded vessel with small, fitted lid, is found throughout the ancient Near East and the Classical world, and was probably imported to the ancient Levant from Mycenaean Greece. These have been found in burial chambers beneath Tels, the settlement mounds common to this region, often alongside many other vessels - bowls, oil lamps, juglets, and flasks - some made nearby, others imported from Greece and the Greek South Italic colonies. These items remind us of the interconnected trade world of the ancient Mediterranean, and the rich cultural milieu of the past.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#164564Collection labels on base. Repaired from several pieces with restoration over break lines. Nicks to periphery of shoulder, lid, and foot. Some abrasions and softening of incised detail, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent.Condition
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