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THBTall Corinthian Black-Figure Olpe w/ Animal Friezes
Lot 18a
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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, Corinth, ca. 570 BCE. A stunning olpe (wine pitcher) decorated via the black-figure technique with added red and cream pigments. The vessel's piriform body resolves to a narrower neck that gradually widens to a flared rim and a bifurcated handle joining rim to shoulder. Two decorative circular rotella - each one detailed with an abstract painted star burst motif - are applied to the rim, flanking the upper end of the handle. The body is decorated with three friezes presenting processions of panthers, bulls, and deer interspersed with flowers - all delineated in black-figure with fugitve red details against a creamy beige ground and also incised more details. Red and cream striations separate the friezes. Finally additional red, umber, and cream hues adorn the interior of the rim and neck, and pointed starburst rays decorate the area just above the base. Truly a beautiful example! Size: 7.5" W (handle to opposite end) x 12.25" H (19 cm x 31.1 cm)
The Corinthian style evolved from the earlier Geometric style. Surfaces were traditionally organized into horizontal bands, with an emphasis on repeated patterns, as well as an attractive play between light and dark. The Corinthian potters elected to expand the bands encircling the vessels, and fill them with both abstract, non-figural design motifs and zoomorphic images as we see on this example.
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: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex private collection of D.K. New York, USA, acquired in 2000s
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#153097Repaired at rim/neck with restoration and repainting over the break lines. Expected surface wear with scuffs and minute nicks here and there. TL drill holes to upper and lower ends of handle and base.Condition
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