910 - Ointment jar in the shape of a girl with a dove, from southern Italy, modeled after an Eastern Greek design, circa 500 B.C.

Ointment jar in the shape of a girl with a dove, from southern Italy, modeled after an Eastern Greek design, circa 500 B.C. Vessels in the shape of a girl, clad in a floor-length chiton from which her feet protrude, and draped with a himation that falls diagonally in orderly folds down to hip level. Her right arm is extended downward and held close to her body. The left arm is likewise held close to the body, but bent at the elbow, with the hand holding a dove. The long hair falls in strands over the shoulder onto the upper back, with two strands falling forward onto the chest. Above the head is the opening of the balsamarium, the rim of which is broken off. Completely reassembled from several shards. Light-colored clay with incrustations. Height 26.5 cm. CULTURAL HERITAGE! Provenance: Private collection in Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s on the Austrian and southern German art market. Condition: II–III