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The main scene in the tondo shows a man and woman disporting them on a low couch, the edge of which is decorated with tongues and dots, the man resting against a pile of striped cushions. From one of the Greek colonies in the Southern Italy.

h. 31.2 x w. 22.5 x d. 7.3 cm

4th century BC

Terracotta

Provenance

Ex Brian Aitken Collection, acquired from the Swiss market in 1980s, No. 8659/T
Acquired at Charles Ede Ltd., London, 27th April 2010, 8659W

Publications

J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 64, fig. 21
Egypte Ancienne, May/June/July 2013, no.8, p. 69

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
Confidentiel - Être femme à l'époque grecque, Musée d'Archéologie méditerranéenne, Centre de la Vieille Charité Marseille, Marseille, France, 1st October 2015 — 1st August 2016

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Greek Red-Figure Kylix

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