Lot Essay
For a similar example, see pl. 92, no. 14 in F. Bommer, ed., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Schloss Fasanerie (Adolphseck), vol. II.
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CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A SICILIAN POTTERY BOWL WITH A MEDUSA HEAD APPLIQUÉ
CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 3/4 (19.6 cm.) diameter
CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 3/4 (19.6 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris.
Archéologie, Franc̦ois de Ricqlès, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1-2 October 2000, lot 812.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXVIII, 2017, no. 103).
Acquired by the current owners from the above, 2016.
Archéologie, Franc̦ois de Ricqlès, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1-2 October 2000, lot 812.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXVIII, 2017, no. 103).
Acquired by the current owners from the above, 2016.
Literature
K. Karoglou, "Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 75, no. 3, 2018, pp. 14-15, fig. 19.
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016-2022 (Loan no. L.2016.60).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art, 5 February 2018-24 February 2019.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art, 5 February 2018-24 February 2019.
Special notice
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