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THBTall Canosan White-Slipped Oinochoe Female Head
Lot 29
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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
Magna Graecia, Southeast Italy, Canosan, ca. 350 to 250 BCE. A breathtaking polychrome funerary vessel in the form of an elegant female head - her slender, oval face with a dimpled chin, full heart-shaped lips, a thin aquiline nose, and lidded almond-shaped eyes with lashes and pupils/irises delineated, a scalloped wavy fringe of hair topped by an elaborate garland of seven large curved leaves, perhaps laurel leaves. The lady is further bedecked with floral-inspired earrings. This visage is surmounted by a full-figured woman standing in contrapposto and donning a tightly-wrapped himation over a long chiton with drapery folds accentuating her curvaceous body, and presenting a beautiful face crowned by a striped tiara. Size: 4.5" in diameter x 14.25" H (11.4 cm x 36.2 cm)
A high arching, ribbed handle joins her shoulders/head to the back of the head below as she is gathering and lifting the folds of her drapery in her right hand, advancing with her left foot, and placing her left hand behind her back. Clearly intended for a dear departed and beloved fair lady, this vessel is a poignant memorial with a striking form and liberal pink, blue, and creamy white pigments.
Canosa (Apulian: Canaus) was a major center of the ceramics and pottery trade when it was a Greek polis. Its artisans produced truly unique pottery, completely different in decoration technique (although not in shape) from earlier and neighboring traditions. The clay is buff, with the decoration applied directly to it without the use of slip. The open bottom of the vase signifies that this was made solely for funerary purposes. In ancient Greek practice, a bottomless vase like this was placed over a grave and offerings like wine were poured straight through it. Others, like this one, were never used but were instead buried in the tomb beside the deceased to evoke this custom. A spectacular example of ancient funerary art.
Provenance: acquired by current owner in January 2021; ex-Edgar L. Owens Galleries, Hopatcong, New Jersey, acquired in the 1980s; ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, New York, USA
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#162618Repaired with restoration over break lines. Expected surface wear commensurate with age. Lovely earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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