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THE PROPERTY OF A PENNSYLVANIA COLLECTOR
AN EAST GREEK SILVER OINOCHOE
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN EAST GREEK SILVER OINOCHOE
Archaic Period, Circa Late 6th Century B.C.
The piriform vessel with fluted petals meeting tongues at the shoulder, the short flaring foot with a rosette on the underside, with a wide neck and everted rim, the high arching handle with a palmette attachment on either end
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high
Archaic Period, Circa Late 6th Century B.C.
The piriform vessel with fluted petals meeting tongues at the shoulder, the short flaring foot with a rosette on the underside, with a wide neck and everted rim, the high arching handle with a palmette attachment on either end
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high
Provenance
Thétis Foundation, Geneva
Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's New York, 17 December 1998, lot 124
Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's New York, 17 December 1998, lot 124
Literature
Zimmerman, Collection de la Foundation Thétis, Développements de l'art grec de la préhistoire à Rome, Geneva, 1987, no. 81.