Lot Essay
For another oinochoe of similar shape, signed by the painter Gamedes, now in the Louvre, see no. 447 in J. Boardman, Early Greek Vase Painting.
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CIRCA 550 B.C.
Details
A BOEOTIAN POTTERY OINOCHOE
CIRCA 550 B.C.
The bell-shaped body sharply carinated near the base, the tapering cylindrical neck with raised moldings, the vertical strap handle arching at the top where it joins the rim, an arching bridge below the mouth, with rays above the foot, a band of vertical lines above the carination, a band of vertical zigzag above, framed by broad red and black bands, alternating red and black tongues descending on the shoulders, the neck with vertical wavy lines, descending rays above, the trefoil mouth with eyes, chevrons on the handle
8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 550 B.C.
The bell-shaped body sharply carinated near the base, the tapering cylindrical neck with raised moldings, the vertical strap handle arching at the top where it joins the rim, an arching bridge below the mouth, with rays above the foot, a band of vertical lines above the carination, a band of vertical zigzag above, framed by broad red and black bands, alternating red and black tongues descending on the shoulders, the neck with vertical wavy lines, descending rays above, the trefoil mouth with eyes, chevrons on the handle
8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Britanny; thence by descent.
Les antiques de Louis-Gabriel Bellon, Jack-Philippe Ruellan, Vannes, France, 4 April 2009, lot 14.
Les antiques de Louis-Gabriel Bellon, Jack-Philippe Ruellan, Vannes, France, 4 April 2009, lot 14.
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