Lot Essay
For a terracotta boat from Milazzo see no. 3 I, p. 661 in Carratelli, ed., The Western Greeks.
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THE PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GREEK TERRACOTTA VOTIVE SHIP
SOUTH ITALY OR SICILY, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA VOTIVE SHIP
SOUTH ITALY OR SICILY, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Modelled in the form of a ketos, the sea-monster's head forming the prow, with a long upturned snout, bulging eyes and three spikes positioned between its forward-projecting ears, the keel ridged, with four perforations flanked by projecting fins on each wall, a crosshatched pattern on the exterior, its upturned bifurcated tail for the bow
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long
SOUTH ITALY OR SICILY, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Modelled in the form of a ketos, the sea-monster's head forming the prow, with a long upturned snout, bulging eyes and three spikes positioned between its forward-projecting ears, the keel ridged, with four perforations flanked by projecting fins on each wall, a crosshatched pattern on the exterior, its upturned bifurcated tail for the bow
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long
Provenance
with Summa Galleries, Beverly Hills, 1976 (Catalogue 1, no. 65).
The McLendon Collection; Christie's, New York, 14 June 1996, lot 69.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York, late 1990s.
The McLendon Collection; Christie's, New York, 14 June 1996, lot 69.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York, late 1990s.
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