LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1300 B.C.

Details

A MYCENAEAN POTTERY KYLIX
LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1300 B.C.
7 1⁄4 in. (18.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), Venice, acquired in 1965.

Literature

G. Ligabue, Il pane e la chiglia, Venice, 1985, p. 63.
M. Centanni, 'Le Origini di Venezia', in Ligabue Magazine 34, Venice, 1999, p.175.

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Lot Essay

During the Bronze Age, Minoan artistic styles had a significant influence on nearby cultures, such as the Myceneans. Mycenaean pottery, which was produced on mainland Greece, often displays Minoan-inspired themes that originated on the island of Crete. However, in comparison with Minoan naturalism, the Myceneans had a tendancy for formality and stylisation, as can be seen on this piece with the rendering of the whorl-shells. The use of vertical whorl-shells is characteristic of decoration of the Late Helladic period. See acc. no. 27.120.7 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York for similar.

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