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ATTRIBUTED TO THE RANDAZZO GROUP, CIRCA 450-410 B.C.
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A SICILIAN POTTERY FIGURAL ASKOS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE RANDAZZO GROUP, CIRCA 450-410 B.C.
In the form of a dolphin, decorated with a trail of seven ivy leaves on either side of the body, with small dotted eyes and double brow lines above, an oblique spout just above the tail and round mouth emerging from the centre of his back, two fins pierced for suspension, two flippers on the underside
4 3/8 in. (12 cm.) long
ATTRIBUTED TO THE RANDAZZO GROUP, CIRCA 450-410 B.C.
In the form of a dolphin, decorated with a trail of seven ivy leaves on either side of the body, with small dotted eyes and double brow lines above, an oblique spout just above the tail and round mouth emerging from the centre of his back, two fins pierced for suspension, two flippers on the underside
4 3/8 in. (12 cm.) long
Provenance
Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) collection, Switzerland.
A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection; Christie's, London, 26-27 October 2004, lot 65.
with Charles Ede Ltd, London (Greek Antiquities, 2005, no. 31).
Prof. H.-H. Heissmeyer collection, Schwäbisch Hall, acquired from the above in 2006 (inv. no. 38).
A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection; Christie's, London, 26-27 October 2004, lot 65.
with Charles Ede Ltd, London (Greek Antiquities, 2005, no. 31).
Prof. H.-H. Heissmeyer collection, Schwäbisch Hall, acquired from the above in 2006 (inv. no. 38).
Literature
U. Gehrig (ed.), Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz am Rhein, 1983, p. 129, no. 125 bis.
Vasen, 2008, no. 37 and Vases, 2015, p. 103, no. 35.
Vasen, 2008, no. 37 and Vases, 2015, p. 103, no. 35.
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