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Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. early 5th century BCE. A fabulous wheel-thrown pottery lekythos bearing a mythological scene of Dionysus (also Dionysos, Roman Bacchus), the god of wine and revelry, on a white ground. Dionysus presents wearing a flowing robe with finely incised pleats, his right arm bent with wrist placed atop his hip, as he comfortably reclines between a pair of musicians, one with a tambourine and one with a lyre. While the lower body is decorated with panels of solid black and a single beige stripe, the sloped shoulder is adorned with a series of palmettes, frets or rays, curvilinear grape vines, and a red line. Size: 8.875" H (22.5 cm)

Cf. the Australian National University, acquisition number 1965.16

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Professor Rudolph Paulson collection (d. 1985), Munich, Germany

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#173278

  • Condition: Abrasions and fading to pigment commensurate with age, with pitting in scattered areas, and some areas of roughness. Otherwise, excellent condition with wonderful preservation to mythological scene.

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