LOT 154 ANCIENT GREEK GLAZED GUTTOS WITH GORGONEION HEAD
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Ca. 360-320 BC. A black-glazed terracotta guttos (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a protruding ring handle, and a cylindrical spout with an everted rim. The tondo features a stamped Gorgon with piercing eyes, a soft, round jaw line and flowing hair. Good condition. In Greek mythology, Gorgons were monsters portrayed in early classical art as winged female creatures; their hair consisted of snakes, and they were round-faced, flat-nosed, with tongues lolling out and with large projecting teeth. Medusa, who may appear on this guttus, was the only one of the three Gorgon sisters who was mortal and was often depicted as beautiful and deadly.Size: L:118mm / W:75mm ; 168gProvenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in and old European collection.
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