Seventeen Greco-Roman Fragmentary Vessels and Oil Lamps | Freeman's

Seventeen Greco-Roman Fragmentary Vessels and Oil Lamps | Freeman's

Seventeen Greco-Roman Fragmentary Vessels and Oil Lamps

Circa 2000 B.C.-3rd Century A.D.

Height of tallest 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm).

Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, sold to benefit future acquisitions

Provenance:

A South Italian Gnathian-Ware Skyphos

Circa 4th Century B.C.

Corinne Lawton Melchers (1880-1955), Falmouth, Virginia, prior to 1936.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1936. [Acc. no 36.6.4]

A Cypriot Terracotta Bowl

Circa 2000 B.C.

Corinne Lawton Melchers (1880-1955), Falmouth, Virginia, prior to 1936.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1936. [Acc. no. 36.6.2]

An Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Footed Dish

Circa 6th Century B.C.

Private Collection, Italy, prior to 1958, thence by descent.

Acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1988. [Acc. no. 88.1]

An Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Footed Bowl

Circa 6th Century B.C.

Private Collection, Italy, prior to 1958, thence by descent.

Acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1988. [Acc. no. 88.4]

A Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp

Circa 3rd Century A.D.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.104]

A Holy Land Pottery Pinched Oil Lamp

Circa 1st Century A.D.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.105]

A Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp

Circa 3rd Century A.D.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.106]

Three Cypriot or Holy Land White-Ware Neck Amphora Fragments

Hellenistic Period, 325-50 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. nos. 91.107, 91.108, 91.109]

A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Cup

Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.114]

A Cypriot White-Painted Ware Flask

Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric Period I-II, 1050-850 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.136]

A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Flask

Middle Bronze Age, 1900-1650 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.141]

A Cypriot Redware Bowl

Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic II Period, 600-475 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.147]

A Sicilian Black-Glazed Askos

Circa 4th Century B.C.

Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York.

Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, acquired from the above 6 January 1976.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.192]

An Attic Black‑Figured Lekythos

Circa 6th Century B.C.

Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 27 April 1976, Lot 95.

Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, 1976-1991.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.210]

A Roman Terracotta Lamp

Circa 1st Century A.D.

Judge John Thomas, prior to 1986.

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1986. [Acc. no. 86.70]