Lot 910
Ointment jar in the shape of a girl with a dove, from southern Italy, modeled after an Eastern Greek design, circa 500 B.C.
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Description
Vessels in the shape of a girl clothed in a floor-length chiton, beneath which the feet are visible, and over it a himation falling diagonally in ordered folds to hip height. The right arm extended downward and held close to the body. The left likewise held close to the body but bent, holding a dove on the palm of the hand. The long hair falls in strands over the shoulder onto the upper back, two strands forward onto the chest. More than the head the opening of the balsamarium, whose border is broken off. Fully reassembled from several sherds. Pale ground clay with incrustations. Height 26.5 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: A private collection from Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s on the art market in Austria and southern Germany.
Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?
