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Apulian Guttus with a Youth on a Hippocamp, 350-300 BC browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1028192
Ostracon Ancient Art Bernhard I. Müller, PhD Gallery by appointment Zurich, Switzerland Guest Book $ 980 |
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| The vessel features a low, vertically ribbed body on a high foot, a single loop handle and a tall flared spout extended upwards at shoulder. On the medallion a young man riding on a hippocamp – a prancing horse with a coil up spiny fish tail. The youth is wearing a short tunic and holding a scabbard or a torch. The graceful depiction reminds of Tarentine coins with the young Taras riding on a dolphin. But there is also a close relationship to depictions of the Nereids carrying the arms of Achilles. For a guttus showing a Nereid riding a hippocamp cf. fig. 149 and pp. 285-286 in: Marie-Odile Jentel. Les Gutti et les Askoi à Reliefs Étrusques et Apuliens. Leiden 1976. Ceramic. Apulian, 350-300 BC. H. 9.5 cm (3.7 in), D. 8.5 cm (3.3 in). Handle reattached, otherwise very fine condition. Minor wear in places. Swiss art market (data will be disclosed to the buyer) | ||
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