Lot 912
Jug (Epichysis), painted in the Gnathia style, Apulian, mid-4th century B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Box-shaped, cylindrical lower section with widely projecting borders at the base and the “cover” of the cylinder. Above the cylindrical lower section, the shallowly domed shoulder, from the centre of which rises a long, very narrow neck, transitioning at the front into a long spout with a projecting border at the mouth, and at the back into the handle attachment with knobs in the shape of monkey heads on both sides. The D-shaped handle in cross-section drawn upward at an elegant angle and, after a bend, descending vertically to the shoulder attachment. On the wall of the lower section at the front, a pomegranate flanked by other fruits, painted in white. On the upper border of the lower section, closely spaced white stripes; on the domed shoulder, a stylised grapevine running all around as a brown front, with bunches of grapes and tendrils hanging alternately. At the lower end of the neck, vertically running long tongues. Minimal chipping, otherwise intact. Height 18.2 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.
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