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Ca. 300 BC. A finely modelled skyphos from the Gnathia region of Magnia Graecia. It is made from light brown clay, which has been covered with a rich black gloss. The vase has a large, tapering body which rests on a small, undecorated foot, and there are two small handles attached to either side. The front central decorative panel features a vine branch with leaves and fruits between the handles on both sides. The reverse features the same row of white and yellow tongues at the rim, bordered in turn by two thin parallel lines. Three hanging white tendrils flank two gold dot-rosettes. For a similar, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Item 1971.11.2. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. Please note: The item on the right in the last picture is not for sale and is there to provide an accurate representation of the size of the skyphos. Size: L:270mm / W:382mm ; 2.8Kg Provenance: Private London collection; previously with Edmund Bourke, MD., Yonkers, NY.; ex. Ye Olde Curiosite Shoppe, Arnold Saslow, South Orange, NJ., 6/25/2005.
Ca. 525-500 BC. A large Etruscan amphora by Micali painter with double sided panels of black and red sirens are beautifully rendered as well as looming pairs of eyes and accented in ivy. The actual name of the prolific Etruscan black-figure vase-painter, is unknown. Nevertheless, consistent individual characteristics of style suggest a most unique talent. He is called the Micali Painter, having been named in honor of the Italian scholar who first published some of the vases he painted. This is a splendid example of his work Amphora stands 16" tall and has had expert museum grade restoration. It was purchased in Frankfurt, Germany in the early 1960s. Estimated Value $7,500 - 15,000. This piece has been precisely dated having undergone Thermo Luminescence analysis by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. Its TL certificate with full report will also accompany this lot. Size: L:430mm / W:250mm ; 3.09kg Provenance: Property of a London Art Gallery; formerly acquired on the US Art market; previously in the collection of N. and E. Keefer, purchased in Frankfurt, Germany in the early 1960s.
Ca. 350 BC. A black-glazed pottery hydria with a characteristic bulbous body with a short, splayed foot, a funnel-shaped neck decorated with a band of laurel, dotted ovolo on the rim, and three handles. Two horizontal ones were used to lift a vessel filled with water, while the vertical one, located at the back - when pouring and holding a vase. This type of vessel was popular during the Classical period of Ancient Greece, from around 500 BC to 323 BC. It was mostly used for storing and carrying water and was typically made from clay and glazed with black paint. It is also noteworthy for its distinctive ribbed design, which was created by pressing the edges of the clay vessel against a ribbed mold before it was fired in a kiln. The ribbed design of the hydria was not just for aesthetic purposes but also had a practical function. The ridges served to strengthen the walls of the vessel, and also made it easier to hold, as the handle was fixed to the top ridge. For a similar, see The National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Inventory Number: 2336. Size: L:375mm / W:275mm ; 2.86kgProvenance: Private collection, Sussex, UK, acquired prior to 1956.
Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 6th century BCE.. A wheel-thrown lekythos with straight walls that rise to a flat shoulder which tapers to a corseted cylindrical neck, a flared and in-folded rim, and a high-arching handle joining neck and shoulder, all sitting upon a discoid foot. The black-glazed exterior boasts areas of red-figure artistry, including a dancing woman dressed in a long, flowing robe on the body of the vessel and radiating striations adorning the shoulder. Lekythoi were used for storing oil used for a wide variety of purposes in the Classical World. While larger examples were usually designated for keeping olive oil, smaller more delicate examples were reserved for the bath to store precious unguents of sweet and floral aromas. Given the tall aspect of this piece, it was likely used to store olive oil for special gatherings. Perhaps the most exciting innovation in Greek vase painting was the red-figure technique, invented in Athens around 525 BCE and beloved by other artists of Magna Graecia. The red-figure technique allowed for much greater flexibility as opposed to the black-figure technique, for now the artist could use a soft, pliable brush rather than a rigid metal graver to delineate interior details, play with the thickness of the lines, as well as build up or dilute glazes to create chromatic effects. The painter would create figures by outlining them in the natural red of the vase, and then enrich these figural forms with black pigment to suggest volume, details, at times perspectival depth, and movement, bringing those silhouettes and their environs to life. Beyond this, fugitive pigments made it possible for the artist to create additional layers of interest and detail as we see in this example. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private T.G. collection, Williston, Florida, USA, #2033, acquired in 2000 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.Size: L:188mm / W:54mm ; 295gProvenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private T.G. collection, Williston, Florida, USA, #2033, acquired in 2000
Ca. 400-300 BC. A terracotta lebes gamikos, a delicately formed "marriage vase" with an inverted bell-shaped body and its characteristic pair of horizontal strap handles set on either shoulder. The mouth with a raised rim on which would have rested a discoid lid with a knobbed handle. The vessel sits on a low, circular foot. The lower part of the body is embellished with a set of black and brown bands and through the shoulder runs a decorative register of checkered pattern.Size: L:145mm / W:160mm ; 415gProvenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in and old European collection.
Ca. 400-300 BC. A blackware guttus with a rounded, convex-shaped body, a single loop handle, a high spout with a funnel mouth and an everted rim adorned with concentric rings, and a raised, tiered spool foot. The tondo is decorated with the head of Medusa. For a similar, see CVA Napoli, Museo Nazionale 2, IV.E.12, pls. (1047,1058) 25.4, 36.2. Beazley archive vase no. 9006026.Size: L:109mm / W:120mm ; 190gProvenance: London Ancient Art Gallery, ex NYC collection 1990's, ex. Fortuna Fine Arts, NYC.
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