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Hellenistic pottery vessel
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1140629 (stock# G92)
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A pottery storage vessel with a single handle and coated in a buff pale red slip.
Hellenistic, c. 3rd or 2nd Century BC
Intact
Size: 11.4 x 7 cms
Ex. collection: Livingston Ludlow Biddle (USA, 1877-1959). Acquired in 1903 while touring the Mediterranean on board Alcedo, at the time the largest private yacht in the world belonging to his uncle George Drexel. Biddle was descended from a wealthy Philadelphia banking family and devoted much of his time to the arts, his son helped create the Nati ...click for details
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Greek Bronze Age pottery hydria
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1140626 (stock# G95)
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A buff pottery hydria type vessel with a bag shaped body, two side handles and a long handle at the back of the mouth for pouring.
Greek, Late Bronze Age, mid 2nd Millennium BC
Intact as shown
Size: 7.8 x 10.2 cms
Ex. collection: Livingston Ludlow Biddle (USA, 1877-1959). Acquired in 1903 while touring the Mediterranean on board Alcedo, at the time the largest private yacht in the world belonging to his uncle George Drexel. Biddle was descended from a wealthy Philadelphia banking family and ...click for details
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Greek Attic fine pottery amphoriskos
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1139411 (stock# G86)
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A very fine pottery amphoriskos vessel with twin handles and a pointed base. The body is decorated with horizontal reserved bands, each painted with groups of red parallel lines.
Greek, Athens, late 5th Century BC
A few minor chips and light discolouration to the black in places as seen in the photographs.
Size: 8.8 x 6.2 cms
Ex. collection: Livingston Ludlow Biddle (USA, 1877-1959). Acquired in 1903 while touring the Mediterranean on board Alcedo, at the time the largest private yacht in th ...click for details
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Greek Attic Anthesteria chous
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1138042 (stock# G23)
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A black glazed pottery miniature trefoil-lipped oinochoe (chous) decorated in red figure with a depiction of a child raising himself on a foot-stool to reach a jug suspended on a wall. The child is shown with typical podgy features and long hair, he wears a girdle of amulets around his naked waist.
The chous vessel was used during a very important Athenian festival known as Anthesteria which was held annually to celebrate the year's new wine. Children as young as three were initiated into t ...click for details
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