Lucanian Red-Figure Plate

Tondo with the figure of an owl and olive branch, band of olive around the rim, band of wave on the underside of rim.

ø 14.2 cm

c. 400 BC

Terracotta

Provenance

Ex collection of Dr. Ulrich Hahn, Cologne, 1970s
Acquired at Christie's "Antiquities" sale 5488, London, October 7, 2010, lot 236

Publications

Christie's, Antiquities, sale 5488, October 7, 2010, lot 236
J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 59, fig. 6
M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins. La Collection Famille Levett, France, 2012, p. 36
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. 42 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, February 25, 2016 — April 30, 2016

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