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82 - KYLIX WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
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KYLIX WITH AN EROTIC SCENE Greek art, Gnathia, last quarter of the 4th century B.C. A footed cup flanked by two handles, made of black-glazed terracotta with overpainted decoration; the central tondo depicts an erotic scene surrounded by a garland of ivy leaves. Diameter: 24.7 cm Provenance: Former Rezzonico Collection, Locarno; acquired from the art dealer Sello in the 1960s Charles Ede Limited, London Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins; acquired in 2009 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA471) Confidential—Being a Woman in Ancient Greece, Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, France, October 17, 2010 – May 23, 2016 Bibliography: J. Boardman, “Greek Art” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 64, fig. 23 A Greek Gnathia ware kylix with an erotic scene, Last quarter of the 4th century B.C.
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