Greek Attic Aryballos in Foot Form, ex-Christie's
Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. early 4th century BCE. An exceedingly rare example of a mold-formed pottery aryballos in the form of a shoe-covered right foot. The vessel features a flat base with a shallow arch, a stable heel, a pointed toe, a protruding ankle bulge, a funnel mouth, and a slender handle arching between the cylindrical neck and the Achilles tendon. The 'body' of the podiatric vessel is covered in deep orange-hued slip, and the neck and handle are further adorned with black glaze. An extraordinary example of Attic pottery artistry! Size: 3.75" L x 1" W x 2.7" H (9.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 6.9 cm).
For a strikingly similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 41.162.25: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254192
Provenance: ex-Apolonia Ancient Art, Denver, Colorado, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection; ex-Christie's, London, South Kensington "Antiquities" auction (sale 2390, October 6, 2011, lot 96); ex-private French collection, Paris, France, acquired in the 1980s
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#149125
Condition Report: Minor abrasions, light encrustations, and minor fading to original pigmentation, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits and great traces of original pigment throughout.
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Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. early 4th century BCE. An exceedingly rare example of a mold-formed pottery aryballos in the form of a shoe-covered right foot. The vessel features a flat base with a shallow arch, a stable heel, a pointed toe, a protruding ankle bulge, a funnel mouth, and a slender handle arching between the cylindrical neck and the Achilles tendon. The 'body' of the podiatric vessel is covered in deep orange-hued slip, and the neck and handle are further adorned with black glaze. An extraordinary example of Attic pottery artistry! Size: 3.75" L x 1" W x 2.7" H (9.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 6.9 cm).
For a strikingly similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 41.162.25: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254192
Provenance: ex-Apolonia Ancient Art, Denver, Colorado, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection; ex-Christie's, London, South Kensington "Antiquities" auction (sale 2390, October 6, 2011, lot 96); ex-private French collection, Paris, France, 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.
#149125
Condition Report: Minor abrasions, light encrustations, and minor fading to original pigmentation, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits and great traces of original pigment throughout.