Description:

Ancient Greece, Classical to early Hellenistic period, ca. 5th to late 4th century BCE. A gathering of three hand-built pottery whistles depicting highly stylized, human-headed birds. The first bird bears a distinctly male head with a broad nose and a puffy beard. The second whistle has a female head with a black-painted coiffure and ovoid eyes staring to her left. The tallest bird has a female head with a bulbous coiffure that stares dramatically over her right shoulder. The female whistles produce sound when played, and the male whistle does not create sound. A charming ensemble! Size of largest (female w/ bulbous coiffure): 1.5" W x 3.2" H (3.8 cm x 8.1 cm)

Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection, acquired in the 1990-2000

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#156118

  • Condition: Repair to head of male whistle with very light adhesive residue along break lines; two female whistles are intact and very good. All items have light nicks and encrustations, with fading to original pigment. Two female whistles make sound when played, and the male whistle does not.

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