Lot 14
Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. This is a beautiful kylix, a drinking cup, with two raised handles extending from near the rim and a pronounced foot. The black background has attained some iridescence from the firing process. A laurel leaf motif wraps the interior and exterior rims; in the center of the interior is a charmingly posed dog. All are in a pale orange/pink tone. This style of overpainting on blackware is known as Xenon ware, a uniquely Apulian version of an Attic style. Size: 7.55" L x 5.45" W x 1.95" H (19.2 cm x 13.8 cm x 5 cm)
The dog has pointed ears, a long tail, and a body built for speed - this is the famous Laconian hound, the swift, Spartan dog known to be native to ancient Greece, used for hunting, guarding the home and livestock, and of course canine companionship. Xenophon, born around 430 BCE, describes the Laconian hound in his work about hunting with dogs, the Cynegeticus: it should be large, with a small head, straight nose, upright ears, a long and supple neck. The eyes should be black and sparkling, and it should be tan and black or black and tan. He wrote that, when hunting, they should, "give chase vigorously without relaxing, with much clamor and baying, all coming out together after the hare on every side. Let them pursue fast and brilliantly, borne along after her in a pack, giving tongue properly again and again". You can easily imagine the prancing dog depicted here about to spring after some small prey.
Provenance: Ex- Collection of James Farmer, Maryland, collected from major galleries and auction houses between 1995 and 2005
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- Condition: Repaired from three large pieces; repairs are almost invisible.
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