Funerary Vase with Trefoil Mouth; Woman's Head
Dateca. 325-300 B.C.
Object number70.102
ProvenanceFrom Tomb of the Three Warriors in Canosa*, opened 1895, and contents sold; William Randolph Hearst, New York, to 1939; [Sotheby's, London, sale of William Randolph Hearst collection, July 11, 1939, lot 202 a-c]; [purchased at auction by Mathias Komor, New York, 1939 to mid-1950s]; purchased from Komor gallery by Norman and Amelia Davis collection, Seattle, mid-1950s to 1970; loan from Mr. and Mrs. Davis to Seattle Art Museum, 1965-1970; gift from Mr. and Mrs. Davis to Seattle Art Museum, September 1970
*First linked to site by Andrew Oliver, Assistant Curator of Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, in letter of 5 January 1965. Found with three other examples.
Published ReferencesSotheby's, London, sale of William Randolph Hearst collection, July 11, 1939, lot 202 a-c
Oliver, Andrew, The Reconstruction of Two Apulian Tomb Groups, in Antike Kunst, Supp. 5, 1968, pp. 6-7, pl. 2, fig. 3
Wilson, Patricia Boyd, The Home Forum, in Christian Science Monitor, June 18, 1971, p. 8, illus.Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection
Dimensions14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Diam.: 4 1/4 in.
MediumApulian ware
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