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24 - Figurative aryballos in the shape of a lion’s head. Eastern Greek, 560–550 B.C. H 11.5 cm, L (lying flat) 11.7 cm, W 9.2 cm. An anointing vessel shaped like the head of a male lion with an open mouth and protruding tongue. The back is flattened and serves as a base; at the top is a round rim with a small filling hole. Polychrome painting in red, dark brown, and yellow. Includes a copy of the Christie’s catalog! A rare, beautiful piece! Tiny chips on the rim and the right ear; otherwise intact with well-preserved paint. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of J. M., Germany, since 2003; from the Christie’s London auction on October 29, 2003; at the Heidi Vollmoeller Gallery in Zurich in 1982; previously in the Vollmoeller Gallery since 1973. Published: Christie’s London auction, October 29, 2003, Lot 488; Heidi Vollmoeller Gallery, Zurich, *Terracotta* (1983), No. 60. See, for example, a very similar lion-headed aryballos in the Museum of Antiquities and Ludwig Collection, Basel, Inv. BS312.1966: Beazley Archive Pottery Database 1008832 (Sami?).
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Figurative aryballos in the shape of a lion’s head. Eastern Greek, 560–550 B.C. H 11.5 cm, L (lying flat) 11.7 cm, W 9.2 cm. An anointing vessel shaped like the head of a male lion with an open mouth and protruding tongue. The back is flattened and serves as a base; at the top is a round rim with a small filling hole. Polychrome painting in red, dark brown, and yellow. Includes a copy of the Christie’s catalog! A rare, beautiful piece! Tiny chips on the rim and the right ear; otherwise intact with well-preserved paint. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of J. M., Germany, since 2003; from the Christie’s London auction on October 29, 2003; at the Heidi Vollmoeller Gallery in Zurich in 1982; previously in the Vollmoeller Gallery since 1973. Published: Christie’s London auction, October 29, 2003, Lot 488; Heidi Vollmoeller Gallery, Zurich, *Terracotta* (1983), No. 60. See, for example, a very similar lion-headed aryballos in the Museum of Antiquities and Ludwig Collection, Basel, Inv. BS312.1966: Beazley Archive Pottery Database 1008832 (Sami?).
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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