Details

LOT 0092

Large Phoenician Ceramic Piriform Jug

LEVANTINE, 8TH CENTURY B.C.

11 in. (1.72 kg, 28 cm).

With trefoil mouth and integral ribbed handle, covered in a red slip with burnished surface; held in an antique wooden box crate.

Provenance

Collected by Miss Patience Townend, in the late 1950s.
Thence by descent to the owner’s godmother.
By gift to Mrs Lucy Manningham-Buller, circa 2002.
Private collection, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Rupert Chapman, Curator of Levantine Antiquities, in the Middle Eastern Department at the British Museum, dated 4th March 2013, discussing the piece: ‘…there is no doubt in our minds that the piece is genuine, and that it dates to the eighth century B.C....the piece you have is a very fine one… any museum would be very happy to have such a fine example in its collection’.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13090-248974.

Literature

Cf. similar specimen in MET, accession no.74.51.643.

Footnotes

This object exemplifies the high-quality tableware produced during its historical period, intended for use in the wealthiest homes.