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Ancient Apulian Red-Figured Askos

$35,000
£26,725.34
€30,427.75
CA$49,145.51
A$53,725.68
CHF 28,423.30
MX$642,914.12
NOK 361,645.71
SEK 331,050.06
DKK 227,276.48

About the Item

This beautifully proportioned South Italian ceramic production is an askos, or pouring vessel.  It prominently features a seated naked winged Eros wearing anklets, bracelets, a body chain, a necklace and earrings. His hair bound up, holding a laden phiale and rosette chain in his raised right hand, and a wreath in his left. Large scrolling palmettes are rendered under the handle and on the sides, wiht band of wave below and band of dotted ovolo around neck. Highlighted details in are added in white and yellow throughout. Provenance Jacques Errera collection, 19th Century, Belgium. Thence by descent. Antiquities Christie's London, October 24, 2012. Private Collection, Los Angeles California. Published A.D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, The Red-figured Vases of Apulia, vol. II, Oxford, 1982, p. 876, no. 101. Exhibition History Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, Belgium, 1934-1957.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Style:
    Classical Greek (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Terracotta,Fired,Painted
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    15th Century and Earlier
  • Date of Manufacture:
    340 BC to 320 BC
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Repaired from multiple fragments with infill and overpainting along the repair lines. Some lost sections have been restored with plain terracotta coloured infill. Wear consistent with age and use. Section of black painted restoration just behind the rocky outcrop he sits on and also to this side of the wreath in his hand. Other restored sections over the palmettes on both sides. Foot with heavy flaked chips. Handle and neck repaired.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: MS.00221stDibs: LU10743247960392

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