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Corinthian, Ancient Greek Pottery Skyphos. 6th century BC. 8.5 cm Height.
No. 84565487
Skyphos
Corinth, Greece, 6th century BC.
Pottery
Height 8.5 cm. 18 cm diameter between the handles.
PROVENANCE: Private collection of gallery owner Claude Bernard (1929-2022), Paris. Founder of the Claude Bernard gallery in Paris, he has represented as a dealer from Alberto Giacometti to David Hockney, Balthus, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Zoran Music, and for the last sixty-five years he has represented the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
CONDITION: Broken from three original fragments, two in the body and one break in the handle.
DESCRIPTION:
A skyphos is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none. The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim (in both Corinthian and Athenian shapes), or they may be loop handles at the rim or that stand away from the lower part of the body. Skyphoi of the type called glaux (owl) have one horizontal and one vertical thumbhold handle.
NOTES:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License.
- The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
Seller's Story
Gallery of Ancient Art - Archeology based in Barcelona with more than fifteen years of experience. Specialized in classical art, Egyptian art, Asian art and pre-Columbian art. It guarantees the authenticity of all its pieces. It participates in the most important art fairs in Spain, such as Feriarte, as well as in fairs abroad, BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels.
All the pieces are sent with an Export Permit issued by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
We are quick to ship via DHL Express or Direct Art Transport.
Translated by Google TranslateSkyphos
Corinth, Greece, 6th century BC.
Pottery
Height 8.5 cm. 18 cm diameter between the handles.
PROVENANCE: Private collection of gallery owner Claude Bernard (1929-2022), Paris. Founder of the Claude Bernard gallery in Paris, he has represented as a dealer from Alberto Giacometti to David Hockney, Balthus, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Zoran Music, and for the last sixty-five years he has represented the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
CONDITION: Broken from three original fragments, two in the body and one break in the handle.
DESCRIPTION:
A skyphos is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none. The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim (in both Corinthian and Athenian shapes), or they may be loop handles at the rim or that stand away from the lower part of the body. Skyphoi of the type called glaux (owl) have one horizontal and one vertical thumbhold handle.
NOTES:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License.
- The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
Seller's Story
Gallery of Ancient Art - Archeology based in Barcelona with more than fifteen years of experience. Specialized in classical art, Egyptian art, Asian art and pre-Columbian art. It guarantees the authenticity of all its pieces. It participates in the most important art fairs in Spain, such as Feriarte, as well as in fairs abroad, BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels.
All the pieces are sent with an Export Permit issued by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
We are quick to ship via DHL Express or Direct Art Transport.
Translated by Google TranslateCulture
Corinthian, Ancient Greek
Name of object
Skyphos. 6th century BC. 8.5 cm Height.
Century/ Timeframe
6th century B.C.
Provenance
Private Collection
Country of Origin
Unknown
Material
Pottery
Condition
Repaired
