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Greek Campanian Black Glazed Boar Askos Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 320 to 290 BCE. A black
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Greek Campanian Black Glazed Boar Askos
Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 320 to 290 BCE. A black glazed ceramic boar effigy with well-molded piglet details; handle and spout. Added foliate white painting remains to body. Askos is the name given in modern terminology to a type of ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. This example departs from the typically created flat shaped vessels with spouts at both ends with its spectacular boar representation. Size: 5-7/8"L (14.5 cm).
Cf. Arielle P. Kozloff, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection. Indiana University Press, 1981.
Provenance: Ex-private Tanya collection; ex-private New York, New York collection, acquired 1990s.
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.
#108625
Condition
One small, surface hairline on side. Otherwise intact and excellent.
Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 320 to 290 BCE. A black glazed ceramic boar effigy with well-molded piglet details; handle and spout. Added foliate white painting remains to body. Askos is the name given in modern terminology to a type of ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. This example departs from the typically created flat shaped vessels with spouts at both ends with its spectacular boar representation. Size: 5-7/8"L (14.5 cm).
Cf. Arielle P. Kozloff, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection. Indiana University Press, 1981.
Provenance: Ex-private Tanya collection; ex-private New York, New York collection, acquired 1990s.
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.
#108625
Condition
One small, surface hairline on side. Otherwise intact and excellent.
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Greek Campanian Black Glazed Boar Askos
Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 320 to 290 BCE. A black glazed ceramic boar effigy with well-molded piglet details; handle and spout. Added foliate white painting remains to body. Askos is the name given in modern terminology to a type of ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. This example departs from the typically created flat shaped vessels with spouts at both ends with its spectacular boar representation. Size: 5-7/8"L (14.5 cm).
Cf. Arielle P. Kozloff, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection. Indiana University Press, 1981.
Provenance: Ex-private Tanya collection; ex-private New York, New York collection, acquired 1990s.
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.
#108625
Condition
One small, surface hairline on side. Otherwise intact and excellent.
Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 320 to 290 BCE. A black glazed ceramic boar effigy with well-molded piglet details; handle and spout. Added foliate white painting remains to body. Askos is the name given in modern terminology to a type of ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. This example departs from the typically created flat shaped vessels with spouts at both ends with its spectacular boar representation. Size: 5-7/8"L (14.5 cm).
Cf. Arielle P. Kozloff, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection. Indiana University Press, 1981.
Provenance: Ex-private Tanya collection; ex-private New York, New York collection, acquired 1990s.
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.
#108625
Condition
One small, surface hairline on side. Otherwise intact and excellent.
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