Greek black-glaze amphora, c.500-450 BC
Terracotta
Height: 16.7cm; width between handle: 8.9cm
11822 IVP
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Delicate neck amphora in black glaze, the interior and outer edge of the foot, and underside reserved, the latter with a miltos wash. The mouth repaired, one chip to the...
Delicate neck amphora in black glaze, the interior and outer edge of the foot, and underside reserved, the latter with a miltos wash. The mouth repaired, one chip to the rim restored.
This vase is unusual in its size and elegance; most example are over around 25cm and over.
Provenance
Victor Emile Gabriel Chevallier (1889-1969) and his wife Marguerite Jeanne Verel (1887-1962), France; recorded in their inventory as no.67
Mr. X, France; by descent from the above in 1969, thence by descent through two estates
Literature
Compare a larger example of the shape in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, object number 06.1021.108