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Peucetian Figured Kalathos, Exhibited/Published 1993/94, 4th Century BC

Rare Peucetian kalathos featuring an owl and two birds in silhouette technique.
The birds are rounded off by a clumsily drawn meander, the final part of which resembles a swastika.

The high quality pottery work contrasts with the difficulties of the painter. The good preservation of the decoration also evidences the quality of the firing and the dexterity of the potter.

Exhibited 1993/94 in the Musée Rath de Genève and 2002/03 in the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève. Publication records below.

H. 17.6 cm (6.9 in), D. rim 23.1 cm (9.1 cm)

Rare vase. Museum quality and condition. Rim reconstituted from fragments, small missing shard restored.

Swiss private collection, thence Geneva art market. Data to the buyer.

6400 USD
 

Literature:
L'art des peuples italiques: 3000 à 300 avant J.-C. Exhibition catalogue Musée Rath de Genève, 1993-1994. Electa Napoli 1993. Vase no. 238, p. 359.
L'art premier des lapyges. Céramique Antique d'Italie méridionale. Exhibition catalogue Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève, 2002-2003. Electa Napoli 2002. Vase no. 65, p. 130.