Inv. n°: MMoCA358

Graeco-Persian Gold Pyxis (Vessel) with Animal Friezes

Lid and bowl decorated with an ‘orientalizing’ animal frieze in repoussé. The animals include bulls, lions, goats and antelopes and are represented as grazing, striding or leaping. Some face left; others right. The frieze on the bowl is framed by meander and a tongued frieze, whilst the frieze on the lid is framed by a bead moulding. Small star-rosettes as filling ornaments.

Ø 11.5 cm

Mid-7th century BC

Gold

Provenance

  • Ex-collection of Colonel Norman Colville (1893-1974)
  • Christie’s London, Antiquities sale, 15th May 2002, lot 374
  • Ex collection of Kenneth Bolin, Switzerland
  • With Bader Kunsthandel, Luzern (Switzerland), 2002
  • Acquired at Cahn Auktionen AG International AG, 12th June 2009

Publications

  • Christie’s, South Kensington, Antiquities Sale, London, 15th May 2002, p. 156, lot 374
  • "Tiere und Mischwesen VIII", Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2008, Katalog 20
  • J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 70, fig. 54

Exhibitions

  • Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair, London, England
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

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