Inv. n°: MMoCA582

South Italian Red-Figure Drinking and Libation Vessel (Skyphos)

On black glazed ground, two owls with face turned frontally are framed by olives branches.

h. 7.3 x w. 20.3 cm

c. 4th century BC

Terracotta

Provenance

  • Acquired London art market, late 1990s
  • Acquired at Christie's London, sale 5488, London, 7th October 2010, lot 237

Publications

  • Christie’s London, Antiquities, sale 5488, 7th October 2010, lot 237
  • J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 59, fig. 5
  • M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins. La Collection Famille Levett, 2012, p. 37
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 56 and 92
  • C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 48, fig. 43 and p. 82

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Animal, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, 25th February 2016 — 30th April 2016

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