Description:

Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An immense redware storage jar with a broad ovoid body, short neck, and distinctive twin m-shaped loop handles set high on the shoulder. The surface retains a warm reddish slip, the burnishing still visible despite ancient wear. Substantially heavy, the vessel was likely used as a utilitarian storage container, possibly for provisions or liquid transport. Size: 15" Diameter x 19" H (38.1 cm x 48.3 cm)

Provenance: private Parker, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA, acquired 1990s; ex-Morris Pinto collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired before 1990

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  • Condition: Abrasions and chips throughout, with losses to burnished surface layers.

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