A TRIPOD VESSEL WITH MINIATURE VESSELS H. 14 cm.... Lot 9
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A TRIPOD VESSEL WITH MINIATURE VESSELS H. 14 cm. Reddish-brown clay, orange-red ground, dark grey-brown matt glaze. Western Asia, Luristan, 1000-800 B.C. Squat, hemispherical belly on tall, bent legs; angled transition to the concave wall of the neck. Two miniature conical vessels on the rim of the mouth. Zigzag bands, wavy stripes and triglyphs as decoration on the outside of the vessel. One leg reattached; body undamaged. Provenance: Formerly European art market, acquired in 1992. For pieces closely related in both form and decoration but without the miniature vessels, cf. Amiet - 1966, 466 no. 354 with illus.; Boardman - 1985, 143 with illus. For a possible model for the bent legs, see Godard - 1931, 93 pl. 59.
DREIFUSS MIT MINIATURGEFÄSSEN H. 14 cm. Rotbrauner Ton, orange-rot grundiert, dunkelgrau-brauner Mattfirnis. Westasien, Luristan, 1000-800 v.C. Flacher, halbrunder Gefässbauch; hohe, gekrümmte Füsse; Knickrand als Übergang zur konkaven Halswandung. Zwei konische Miniaturgefässe auf Mündungsrand. Aussen ornamentaler Banddekor, Zickzack, Wellenstreifen und Triglyphen. Ein Fuss wieder angesetzt; Gefässkörper intakt. Provenienz: Ehem. europäischer Kunstmarkt, 1992. In Form und Dekor sehr verwandt, ohne Miniaturgefässe, s. Amiet - 1966, 466 Nr. 354 mit Abb.; Boardman - 1985, 143 mit Abb. Eine mögliche Formvorlage für die geknickten Beine, s. Godard - 1931, 93 Taf. 59.
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