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Greek Gnathian Pottery Pelike w/ Alabastron Motif

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Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, near Ignazia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An attractive wheel-thrown pottery vessel of a sizable form known as a "pelike" (wine container). The elegant form of the pelike is composed of a squat foot and stem, a rotund piriform body with a tapered shoulder, a cylindrical neck surmounted by a flared rim, and a pair of applied strap handles arching between neck and shoulder. The exterior of the vessel is embellished with lustrous, jet-black glaze save for a reserve band around the foot as well as beneath the foot. Fugitive white and orange pigment creates concentric stripes, frets, V-form motifs, and stippling around the neck, and a diagonal representation of a lidded alabastron is flanked by a pair of foliate forms on one side of the shoulder. Fine layers of silvery iridescence have formed across the composition and create a dignified presentation. Size: 5.2" W x 8.4" H (13.2 cm x 21.3 cm)

For a stylistically similar example of an Apulian pelike decorated with a lady of fashion, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 76.12.12.

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired prior to 2007; ex-Aaron Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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Condition Report: Professional repair to one handle, with resurfacing and light overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions and pitting along foot, body, handles, and rim, with light fading to scattered areas of original glaze, and chipping and staining to some areas of fugitive pigment. Light earthen deposits throughout, and fine silver iridescence along glazed areas.

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Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, near Ignazia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An attractive wheel-thrown pottery vessel of a sizable form known as a "pelike" (wine container). The elegant form of the pelike is composed of a squat foot and stem, a rotund piriform body with a tapered shoulder, a cylindrical neck surmounted by a flared rim, and a pair of applied strap handles arching between neck and shoulder. The exterior of the vessel is embellished with lustrous, jet-black glaze save for a reserve band around the foot as well as beneath the foot. Fugitive white and orange pigment creates concentric stripes, frets, V-form motifs, and stippling around the neck, and a diagonal representation of a lidded alabastron is flanked by a pair of foliate forms on one side of the shoulder. Fine layers of silvery iridescence have formed across the composition and create a dignified presentation. Size: 5.2" W x 8.4" H (13.2 cm x 21.3 cm)

For a stylistically similar example of an Apulian pelike decorated with a lady of fashion, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 76.12.12.

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired prior to 2007; ex-Aaron Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

#149650
Condition Report: Professional repair to one handle, with resurfacing and light overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions and pitting along foot, body, handles, and rim, with light fading to scattered areas of original glaze, and chipping and staining to some areas of fugitive pigment. Light earthen deposits throughout, and fine silver iridescence along glazed areas.

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