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(2pc) ATTIC RED-FIGURE OWL SKYPHOS
Estimate:
$1,200 - $1,800
Sold
$3,600
Live Auction
Spring Estates Auction | March 2024
Category
Description
Circa 500-350 BCE, 2- attic red figure owl (glaux) skyphos, characterized by a base ring supporting a deep cup with two horizontally positioned handles opposite each other, with both sides featuring a depiction of an owl facing frontally amid vegetal branches, appearing to be antiquities from the fifth century BCE, Magna Graecia
h. 3 in.
dia. 5-3/4 in. (widest)
In Greek mythology, the owl holds significance as a patron of the city of Athens and a sacred bird of the goddess Athena. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 2001.761.5.
h. 3 in.
dia. 5-3/4 in. (widest)
In Greek mythology, the owl holds significance as a patron of the city of Athens and a sacred bird of the goddess Athena. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 2001.761.5.
Condition
Restored, each with a chip to the handle, as pictured
Provenance
One purchased from Antiquarium, ltd., with certificate of authenticity, dated April 15, 1987; 2nd with a Sotheby's auction label attached to the handle, Sale 5288, Sotheby's Antiquities
and Islamic Art New York 2/8/85 and appear to have been bought-in; thence by descent through the family of an important South Salem, NY collector
