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Drinking Vessel (Rhyton) in the Shape of a Bull Head

Drinking Vessel (Rhyton) in the Shape of a Bull Head

Menzies Group (attributed to)

Artist
Menzies Group (attributed to)
(Greek, Apulian, active ca. 340-ca. 315 B.C.E.)
Title
Drinking Vessel (Rhyton) in the Shape of a Bull Head
Date
ca. 350-300 B.C.E.
Period
Hellenistic period
Medium
Earthenware with red-figure decoration
Dimensions
8 3/8 x 5 in. Overall
Credit
Fairchild Foundation Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
1999.132
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Greece

Related

1973, with Peter Sharrer Ancient Art (New York, NY); 1973, sold to Christos G. Bastis (New York, NY); 9 December 1999, following Bastis''s death, sold at Sotheby''s (New York, NY) auction "The Christos G. Bastis Collection" [sale 7404, lot 146] to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff November 2022]

  • Sotheby's, New York. "The Christos G. Bastis Collection." Sotheby's, New York, Dec. 9, 1999.
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1999-2001." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. p. 93

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