Pernille Klemp
Pernille Klemp
Production Date
Ca. 600 BCType of Work / Object
Container > Flacon > Alabastron
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Location
Inventory Number
H507
Catalogue Number
H507Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Collections > Collection of Antiquities (H)
Explanation
- The drop-shaped scent bottle, a so-called alabastron, is decorated with a siren with her wings outstretched. The fabulous beast, which is a mixture of bird and woman, came originally from Egypt. However, in the early Archaic period (6th century BC), the siren along with several other Oriental figures was adopted into the Greek world of motifs. The influence from the Near East can also be seen in the flower ornaments decorating the rest of the vase. The pale clay indicates that the scent bottle stems from Corinth, which in the 6th century BC and the beginning of the 5th century BC was a major producer of figure-decorated ceramics. The vase painter who decorated the scent bottle has not yet been identified. However, one vase in the Louvre in Paris, one in the museum on the Greek island of Delos and one on the art market in New York were undoubtedly decorated by the same artist.
Dimension
- Height 22.5 cm
Art Form / Craft
Pottery / Ceramics
- Greek > Archaic Period (600 BC - 480 BC)
Skabelsessted
Greece > Corinth
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Acquisition Mode
Bequest from Bertel ThorvaldsenAcquisition Date
March 24, 1844