Description:
A beautifully decorated lekythos with an ovoid body, constructed from fine red clay. The body is rising from a disk foot to a slender neck with a splayed mouth. A single strap handle is attached just below the shoulder and at the neck.
The body of the vase is decorated with elaborate floral designs. In the centre is a female bust in profile, facing left, wearing a frilled collar in the shape of a flower, as if the head is rising from that flower.
The surface of the lekythos is very shiny and therefore hard to photograph; the pictures shown here do not do justice to the object.
Published:
Art of the Ancient World, volume XXVII (New York - London, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2016), no. 115.
Dating:
Apulia, Hellenistic Period, circa 330 - 320 B.C.
Size:
Height 16.5 cm.
Provenance:
From the private collection of Jerome M. Eisenberg (1930-2022), New York, acquired in Basel in September 1988; thence Sands of Time Ancient Art, Washington, DC.
Condition:
Intact with some expected minor surface wear, small scratches and pitting; in a very good condition overall. A sticker from Royal-Athena Galleries at the bottom.
Price:
€ 2,600
Stock number:
C1352