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Alabastron in the form of a pot-bellied man

East Greek, circa 520 BC
Terracotta.
H 14 cm

Perfume bottle in the form of a pot-bellied man in a semi-seated position. He is depicted nude except for a wide bandage that holds his whole belly. On his head with a chubby-cheeked face the vessel's spout. His hands rest on his enormous belly. An almost identical alabastron in the British Museum. Losses to the right side at the shoulder, on the head and at the spout.

                   

                  

cf.

The British Museum Nr.: 1861,1024.2

Provenance

German private collection D. W., family owned since the 1930s.

Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.

Price
€ 5.500
Item
7291