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KYLIX WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
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KYLIX WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
KYLIX WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
Greek art, Gnathia, last quarter of the 4th century BC.
A footed cup flanked by two handles, made of black-glazed terracotta with overpainted decoration; the central tondo depicts an erotic scene surrounded by a garland of ivy leaves.
Diameter: 24.7 cm
Provenance: Former Rezzonico Collection, Locarno, acquired from the art dealer Sello, 1960s
Charles Ede Limited, London
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009
Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA471)
Confidential – Being a Woman in Ancient Greece, Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023
Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, France, 17 October 2010 – 23 May 2016
Bibliography: J. Boardman, “Greek Art” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 64, fig. 23
A Greek Gnathia ware kylix with an erotic scene,
Last quarter of the 4th century BC.
See original version (French)
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