Rare / Tall Greek Archaic Footed Alabastron
**Originally Listed At $2000**
Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A beautiful vessel known as an alabastron, of an elongated teardrop form, hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster, with a rounded base, a tapering cylindrical body with a sloping shoulder, a narrow neck, and a wide discoid rim, all atop an integral tiered plinth with a trio of tab-shaped feet. Vessels like this were commissioned by aristocratic Greek women in order to use as a storage container for scented oils or perfumes during bathing. Size: 2" W x 8.7" H (5.1 cm x 22.1 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, before 2010
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#146584
Condition Report: Repaired from multiple large pieces with some resurfacing and light adhesive residue along break lines. Small chips to feet, plinth, body, and rim, with light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory sticker on side of body.
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**Originally Listed At $2000**
Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A beautiful vessel known as an alabastron, of an elongated teardrop form, hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster, with a rounded base, a tapering cylindrical body with a sloping shoulder, a narrow neck, and a wide discoid rim, all atop an integral tiered plinth with a trio of tab-shaped feet. Vessels like this were commissioned by aristocratic Greek women in order to use as a storage container for scented oils or perfumes during bathing. Size: 2" W x 8.7" H (5.1 cm x 22.1 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, before 2010
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#146584
Condition Report: Repaired from multiple large pieces with some resurfacing and light adhesive residue along break lines. Small chips to feet, plinth, body, and rim, with light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory sticker on side of body.
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