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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN APULIAN BLACK-GLAZED FIGURAL ASKOS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN APULIAN BLACK-GLAZED FIGURAL ASKOS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, in the form of a dolphin, naturalistically modeled, the tapering sinuous body curving out to one side, the handle rising up from the tail and merging behind the dorsal fin, the vessel spout at the top of the head, the recessed circular eyes and the scallop shell support in reserve
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, in the form of a dolphin, naturalistically modeled, the tapering sinuous body curving out to one side, the handle rising up from the tail and merging behind the dorsal fin, the vessel spout at the top of the head, the recessed circular eyes and the scallop shell support in reserve
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne; thence by descent to his son, Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris.
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