Apulian Red-figure Owl Skyphos (Primary Title)

Spanner Group, Greek, Lucania (Artist)

late 5th century BC
Greek (South Italian, Lucanian)
Containers-Vessels
Terracotta
Overall: 2 15/16 × 5 3/4 × 3 7/16 in. (7.46 × 14.61 × 8.73 cm)
2020.60
Gift of Bruce Young in memory of Edward P. Caraco
Auction catalogue, Christie’s Antiquities Auction Catalogue, Sale # 9796, New York, 5-6 December 2001, Lot 480, p. 171.
December 2001 (Christie’s, New York); [1] December 2001, Private collection, Washington. D.C.; [2] Gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, June 17, 2020. [3]

[1] Published in auction catalogue: Christie’s Antiquities Auction Catalogue, Sale # 9796, New York, 5-6 December 2001, Lot 480, p. 171. Note: in catalogue it is sold as “The Property of Professor and Mrs. Sid Port” with an earlier provenance indicated as “Superior Galleries, Los Angeles.” No dates provided. These earlier ownerships need to be researched and verified.

[2] Private Collection of Bruce Young, Washington, D.C. Receipt of purchase from August 10, 1998 in object file.

[3] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

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