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LOT 0576
Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Soldiers
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (92 grams, 69 mm high).
Bulbous vessel with narrow neck, broad rim to the mouth and short strap handle to the rear; frieze of warriors with spears and large round shields to the equator, circumferential rings and pellets to the rim.
ProvenanceFrom an early French collection, pre 1960.
LiteratureCf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.62.11.11.
FootnotesFrom the eighth to the seventh centuries B.C. Corinthian pottery was widely exported, especially to Greek colonies in South Italy and the coast of Asia Minor. They were used to hold perfumed oil and were an essential item for the wealthy and emerging middle classes of the time. In Italy, especially Etruria, local workshops produced imitations for a clientele of Greek settlers as well as local populations with a taste for Greek products and fashions.
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Greek Red-Figure Fragment with Draped Figures
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Depicting a young man dressed in a long cloak, the right hand resting on a staff, facing a young woman wrapped in a long himation, covering her head and leaving the face uncovered; the scene enclosed within a medallion decorated with meanders and chequered squares; remains of the stem to the reverse with painted figures on the edge; repaired. 91 grams, 13 cm
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