Greek Aryballos Perfume Jar

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

2 1/2 in. (3 1/4 in.) (104 grams, 63 mm (149 grams total, 82 mm high including stand)).

Bulbous-bodied with dished rim ad short strap handle, decorative painted trail to the lip, spots to the shoulder and incised cross-hatching to the lower body; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

Ex Swiss private collection, C.A., Geneva (1961-2000).
Thence in a French collection.
with Charles Ede Limited, catalogue 183, item number 31, 2011.

Accompanied by a copy of French cultural passport number 116789, dated 15 April 2010.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00048851, dated 3 June 2011.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 17.194.2276, for similar.

CONDITION

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