Corinthian
A Corinthian pottery kothon, circa 6th century BC
Pottery
Diameter: 21.1 cm
£ 6,000.00
Decorated in crimson and umber, with a border of zig-zag lines around the edge of the deep inturned rim, encircling bands, a band of alternate crimson and black tongues, followed...
Decorated in crimson and umber, with a border of zig-zag lines around the edge of the deep inturned rim, encircling bands, a band of alternate crimson and black tongues, followed by a two borders of alternately set dots, with a broad ribbon handle and flanged base
Provenance
Bonhams, London, 20 October 2005, lot 133American private collection, 2005 - 2019
Literature
A kothon (also know as a plemochoe or exaleiptron) was a perfume vessel designed to prevent its contents from spilling. It was produced in Corinth through the sixth and fifth centuries BC, and was widely exported. Find contexts on the site of Corinth indicate that the shape was used in temple dedications. There is a similar example in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 62.11.6.