Relief-decorated pottery made popular during the Hellenistic era. Palmettes surround face of a Gorgon on bottom. A Gorgon was a creature in early Greek mythology literature. The term most often refers to three sisters whose hair appeared to be made of living venomous snakes and whose faces were destined to turn those who viewed them to stone.
Mounted on a custom wooden stand to best display the bottom as well as the interior.
A very fine Megarian bowl can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Ancient Greek Megarian Bowl
Ancient Greek Megarian Bowl
Item Number: 224
$1,500.00
| Period: | Circa 165 - 150 BCE |
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| Dimensions: | 4" |
| Condition: | Excellent, commensurate with age, some small abrasion, but fine details |
| Region: | Western Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the present owner when he lived in Turkey in 1965 from a licensed legal antiquities dealer |
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