Greek Canosan Pottery Beaked Oinochoe - Dorata
Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosa, ca. second half of the 4th century BCE. An elegant, tall pouring vessel on a ring base and with a high, arched handle and pinched lip spout. This style of vessel, unique to Canosa, is known as Dorata, describing the ocher-colored surface pigment, made to imitate gilded metal vessels. See a collection of several of these vessels here: http://www.antike-tischkultur.de/griechkeramikapuliencanosadorata.html Size: 4.85" W x 10.25" H (12.3 cm x 26 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Francois de Ricqles collection, acquired at auction in Paris, September 30, 1999, lot 305
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#145954
Condition Report: Intact, with a few small chips and nicks commensurate with age.
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Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosa, ca. second half of the 4th century BCE. An elegant, tall pouring vessel on a ring base and with a high, arched handle and pinched lip spout. This style of vessel, unique to Canosa, is known as Dorata, describing the ocher-colored surface pigment, made to imitate gilded metal vessels. See a collection of several of these vessels here: http://www.antike-tischkultur.de/griechkeramikapuliencanosadorata.html Size: 4.85" W x 10.25" H (12.3 cm x 26 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Francois de Ricqles collection, acquired at auction in Paris, September 30, 1999, lot 305
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.
#145954
Condition Report: Intact, with a few small chips and nicks commensurate with age.