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, October 7, 2010, lot 237

Publications

Christie’s London, Antiquities, sale 5488, October 7, 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, February 25, 2016 — April 30, 2016

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