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PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A SICILIAN POLYCHROME PYXIS WITH LID
CENTURIPE, CIRCA 275-225 B.C.
Details
A SICILIAN POLYCHROME PYXIS WITH LID
Centuripe, Circa 275-225 B.C.
The front of the vessel painted in tempera on a dark ground with a bridal procession, the bride and two attendants driving in a covered biga to the right, the two attendants both with their heads turned towards the bride in the center, the bride looking to her left, with a standing draped woman with an offering standing at the left, a child in a short pink chiton, a flowery fillet in her hair, leading the two horses, and a standing draped woman to the right, a wreath in her hair, balancing a cista on her head with her raised right hand, a large leaf framing the scene on either side, the front of the lid preserving a dark band, with long petals in white on a pink ground rising from the rim, below the overhanging rim a dark band, a band of red and blue egg-pattern and a molded bead-and-reel, with large white petals on a red ground above the foot
14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm) high
Centuripe, Circa 275-225 B.C.
The front of the vessel painted in tempera on a dark ground with a bridal procession, the bride and two attendants driving in a covered biga to the right, the two attendants both with their heads turned towards the bride in the center, the bride looking to her left, with a standing draped woman with an offering standing at the left, a child in a short pink chiton, a flowery fillet in her hair, leading the two horses, and a standing draped woman to the right, a wreath in her hair, balancing a cista on her head with her raised right hand, a large leaf framing the scene on either side, the front of the lid preserving a dark band, with long petals in white on a pink ground rising from the rim, below the overhanging rim a dark band, a band of red and blue egg-pattern and a molded bead-and-reel, with large white petals on a red ground above the foot
14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
Asian Collection
Ancient Greek Vases Formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's New York, 12 June 2000, lot 128
Asian Collection
Ancient Greek Vases Formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's New York, 12 June 2000, lot 128