Lot Essay
Unusually with a lion-headed spout on one side for pouring or feeding. The underside of the lid designed with two wedge-shaped teeth to allow it to lock into place on the rim, presumably to allow it to be tipped up without falling off.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
A GREEK BLACK-GLAZED LIDDED AND SPOUTED OLPE
CIRCA MID-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK BLACK-GLAZED LIDDED AND SPOUTED OLPE
CIRCA MID-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
CIRCA MID-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899) collection, France; and thence by descent.
Les Antiques de Louis-Gabriel Bellon; Jack-Philippe Ruellan, Hôtel des ventes de Vannes, 4 April 2009, lot 67.
Les Antiques de Louis-Gabriel Bellon; Jack-Philippe Ruellan, Hôtel des ventes de Vannes, 4 April 2009, lot 67.
Brought to you by
Claudio Corsi
Specialist, Head of Department
Unusually with a lion-headed spout on one side for pouring or feeding. The underside of the lid designed with two wedge-shaped teeth to allow it to lock into place on the rim, presumably to allow it to be tipped up without falling off.