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Acquisition of two archaeological items

On the recommendation of Mr Pierre PROVOYEUR, Curator of the Calvet Museum, the Calvet Foundation has just acquired an Apulian amphora and a Greek tombstone, two archaeological items which integrate perfectly with the Calvet Museum collections.

Greek tombstone, erected to the memory of a young man, Dionysos, a name from the onomastics of Asia Minor, depicted accompanied by his servant. The stone comes from Eastern Greece, and may have been produced in Cyzacis or Byzantium. This tombstone takes pride of place alongside the other two tombstones owned by the Calvet Museum: those of Aischra and Timakratéa, both from Rhodes.

Apulian amphora, from about 320 BC, attributed to the Baltimore Painter, one of his best, presenting the ornate style of the Late Apulian period, already represented in the Calvet Musuem in a loutrophoros amphora acquired by the Calvet Foundation in 1985.
The main scene depicts an episode from the War of Troy, the abduction of Cassandra by Ajax the Locrian. Its size - 85cm high – makes it an outstanding item.

Published on : 05/16/2001