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A Greek Black-Figured Mug with an Octopus
Estimate: $30,000-$40,000
Sold
$45,000
Live Auction
Antiquities and Ancient Art
Size
Height 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm).
Description
A Greek Black-Figured Mug with an Octopus
Circa Late 5th Century B.C.
Height 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm).
Condition
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Intact as preserved. Old inventory number "M126" inscribed in red ink on inside of rim. Scratches, surface cracks, abrasions, and weathering typical of age. Heavy mineral deposits present inside. Some areas of overpaint. Overall in very fine and attractive condition. See additional images. Height with stand 5 inches (12.7 cm).
Provenance
Provenance:Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001), Zurich, acquired prior to 1981.Christie's, London, A Peaceable Kingdom, The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, 26-27 October 2004, Lot 39.Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, 2006 (anonymous exhibition catalogue, pp. 12-13, 98, no. 6).Published:A. Kozloff (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art From the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Cleveland, 1981, pp. 147-148, no. 126.P.E. Mottahedeh (ed.), Out of Noah's Ark: Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Jerusalem, 1997, p. 16, no. 7.The Painter's Eye: The Art of Greek Ceramics, Greek Vases from a Swiss Private Collection and Other European Collections, Geneva and New York, 2006, pp. 80-81, no. 18.