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LOT 0558

Apulian Terracotta Hare Oil Flask

7TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/8 in. (82 grams, 86 mm).

Hollow-formed in the shape of a hare at rest with long ears parallel to the spine, vent to the chest; with spot markings to the flanks.

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JB, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.

Literature

Cf. similar item in Harvard University Art Museums, accession no.2002.283, in Harvard University Art Museums, Annual Report 2002-2003, Cambridge, MA, 2004, p.12.

Footnotes

Mould-made aryballoi (perfume flasks) in the shapes of animals were popular in Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. Aristocratic men gave real hares as gifts to younger male lovers; this vessel might have performed a similar function.

CONDITION

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LOT 0558

Apulian Terracotta Hare Oil Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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