Elegant Greek Attic Figural Oinochoe of a Lady, TL Test
Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 500 BCE. An elegant figural oinochoe depicting the bust of a lovely lady, perhaps a maenad, her visage presenting almond-shaped eyes delineated in black with white sclera, long arched brows in black, a naturalistic nose, full closed lips, delicate facial contours, a fringe of curls rendered as three rows of dots in bas relief framing her forehead, all capped by a black saccos adorned with a white myrtle wreath. She boasts a long slender neck with a black band at the bottom suggesting the collar of her garment. The vessel's trefoil mouth rises from her head and is joined to the back of her head via a raised loop handle. A most elegant example of Attic ware! Size: 5.5" H (14 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
A similar figural oinochoe, attributed to the Cook Class ca. 500 to 475 BCE, hammered for GBP 3,750 ($4,877.64) at Christies London: Antiquities, 1 October 2015, Lot 5.
See another similar oinochoe in the Kinsky Palace, Prague collection (NM-HM10 1904)
See another similar oinochoe published in J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 1985, no. 82; J. Eisenberg, One Thousand Years of Ancient Greek Vases II, 2010, no. 147; J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 147 - exhibited at Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, 1985-2009.
Provenance: ex-private G. Loles collection, Connecticut, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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.
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#152851 Dimensions: Condition Report: Handle has been restored. TL hole on base. Some surface wear with areas of pigment loss to eyes, scuffs/abrasions to bridge and tip of nose and other high pointed areas. Deposits grace the surfaces as shown.
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Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 500 BCE. An elegant figural oinochoe depicting the bust of a lovely lady, perhaps a maenad, her visage presenting almond-shaped eyes delineated in black with white sclera, long arched brows in black, a naturalistic nose, full closed lips, delicate facial contours, a fringe of curls rendered as three rows of dots in bas relief framing her forehead, all capped by a black saccos adorned with a white myrtle wreath. She boasts a long slender neck with a black band at the bottom suggesting the collar of her garment. The vessel's trefoil mouth rises from her head and is joined to the back of her head via a raised loop handle. A most elegant example of Attic ware! Size: 5.5" H (14 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
A similar figural oinochoe, attributed to the Cook Class ca. 500 to 475 BCE, hammered for GBP 3,750 ($4,877.64) at Christies London: Antiquities, 1 October 2015, Lot 5.
See another similar oinochoe in the Kinsky Palace, Prague collection (NM-HM10 1904)
See another similar oinochoe published in J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 1985, no. 82; J. Eisenberg, One Thousand Years of Ancient Greek Vases II, 2010, no. 147; J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 147 - exhibited at Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, 1985-2009.
Provenance: ex-private G. Loles collection, Connecticut, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#152851 Dimensions: Condition Report: Handle has been restored. TL hole on base. Some surface wear with areas of pigment loss to eyes, scuffs/abrasions to bridge and tip of nose and other high pointed areas. Deposits grace the surfaces as shown.
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