About the lot N° 4 Title : A large Corinthian pottery alabastron with a panther-headed Siren Provenance : Provenance:
Raphaël Collin (1850-1916) collection, Paris.
The Senator William A. Clark (1839-1925) Collection, acquired from the above in 1911.
Bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1925.
Deaccessioned and gifted to the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington D.C., 2014.
with Sands of Time Ancient Art, Washington D.C., 2021.
Published:
R. Collin,
Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, Etc., Paris, 1911, p. 21, no. 154.
Original Clark Catalogue, Part II, p. 247, no. 154.
The Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1928, p. 120, no. 2657 (and in the 1932 edition of the same name).
Exhibited:
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 'The William A. Clark Collection,' 26 April-16 July 1978. Notes : This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
Condition report : The rim has been broken and repaired, (5.5cm long). with a short stress crack beneath and a re-inserted chip on the neck. There are some stable stress cracks around the claws of the siren, one of which extends upwards into the body. There is overall surface wear including pitting and chipping and scratching, with flaking and wear to the decoration and some encrustation.
With collection labels on the base: 154 and in red: 2657. Bonhams, auctioneer, It's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 07 Dec 2023It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale