A CORINTHIAN POTTERY FIGURAL VASE
PROPERTY FROM THE LEO MILDENBERG COLLECTION OF ANCIENT ANIMALS
A CORINTHIAN POTTERY FIGURAL VASE

ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

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A CORINTHIAN POTTERY FIGURAL VASE
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
In the form of an owl, depicted standing with its head turned sharply to its left, its wings closed, its plumage detailed in dark brown, the vessel opening at the top of the head, the feet perforated for suspension
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) long
Literature
A.P. Kozloff, ed., Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Cleveland, 1981, no. 93.
U. Gehrig, ed., Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz am Rhein, 1983, no. 93.
G. Zahlhaas, Aus Noahs Arche, Tierbilder de Sammlung Mildenberg aus fünf Jahrtausenden, Part IV, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no. 30.
P.E. Mottahedeh, ed., Out of Noah's Art, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Jerusalem, 1997, no. 30.

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