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THBNear East Alabaster Dish, ex Christie's, Art Loss Doc
Lot 88
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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
Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. An exquisite alabaster vessel, the bowl form finely carved on the verso with ancient Near Eastern motifs such as a large six-petaled, stippled rosette against a background of finely delineated concentric circles. Surrounding this is a band of repeated ribs running vertically to the vessel's lip. The handle is skillfully carved to represent the head of an animal, perhaps a duck or a crocodile, with a pronounced beak or snout. The ribbed pattern adorning the back of its head may represent scales. Close inspection of the beak also reveals zigzag motif that may represent fangs, perhaps suggesting a crocodile or another reptile. Alabaster was an opulent material reserved for the elite and/or articles of special meaning. What's more this vessel's impressive size suggests it was likely used for a special ritualistic purpose, perhaps to pour libations or prepare pigments for cosmetics. Size: 3.54" W (9 cm)
The Assyrian empire was cosmopolitan in nature during this time, with transcultural points of contact across the Near East and the Mediterranean. This bowl, for example, presents both Egyptian and Phoenician influences, including the rosette, with its elongated, pointed petals, and the zoomorphic handle. Both the Egyptians and the Phoenicians believed that the crocodile possessed the ability to provide protection and strength.
This piece is accompanied by an Art Loss Register Certificate.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex-Christie’s, New York, 7 December 1995, lot 2; accompanied by Art Loss Certificate
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#155921Normal surface wear with minute nicks and abrasions to peripheries and high pointed areas commensurate with age. Surface graced with deposits as shown.Condition
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