Lot 7B
Ancient Greece, Aegean, Mycenaean Period, Late Helladic III, ca. 1300 to 1200 BCE. An elegant wheel-thrown pottery jar known as a pithos with a petite discoid base, a gradually expanding stem, an inverted piriform body with a sloped shoulder, a squat neck, and a projecting rim that perhaps held a lid at one time. The broad shoulder is adorned by a trio of applied loop handles, all arching equidistantly spaced and arching gracefully upwards. Note the liberal remains of black-painted horizontal rings that embellish the red terracotta surface of the exterior, nicely complementing the vessel's classic form. Size: 5.7" Diameter x 6" H (14.5 cm x 15.2 cm)
This period is so named for the palace at Mycenae, famed in Homeric legend as the opulent seat of King Agamemnon. Excavations at the palace at Mycenae revealed an elite and long-lasting society with a great deal of wealth. This extended to the workshops of artisans who produced pottery like this vessel both for use in Greece and throughout the Mediterranean world; shiploads of similar jars went out as far as the Levant and Spain, carrying oil, wine, and other commodities.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent private Daryl Kulok collection, New York, USA, acquired in the Holyland in the 2000s
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#171636
- Condition: Professionally repaired with restoration to rim, one handle, and over break lines. A few minor chips to rim. Expected surface wear with nicks and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with liberal remaining pigments and nice earthen deposits throughout.
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