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Greek Apulian Guttus with Nereid on a Hippocamp, 350-300 BC

Apulian guttus showing a Nereid riding on a hippocamp – a prancing horse with a fish tail. The Nereid is holding an ovoid shield - together with her sisters she is carrying the arms of Achilles.

For a related guttus in the Museo Nazionale of Naples, inv. no. 665 (392), cf. fig. 149 and pp. 285-286 in: Marie-Odile Jentel. Les Gutti et les Askoi à Reliefs Étrusques et Apuliens. Leiden 1976.

Intact, except for a chip out of the spout.

H. 9.3 cm (3.66 in)
D. 8.5 cm (3.33 in)

Swiss art market

880 USD