Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
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Lot closes
July 5, 02:42 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Starting Bid
10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Attic Black-figured Neck Amphora
attributed to the Edinburgh Painter, circa 500-490 B.C.
with torus foot, triple handles and echinus mouth, painted in front with an assembly of the gods on Olympos, Hermes at right wearing the petasos, Herakles at left gesturing and holding his club, between them Apollo playing the kithara, Athena wearing the aegis and holding a spear, and Dionysos seated and holding vines and a kantharos, and in back with the departure of a warrior and Scythian archer, the warrior with high-crested helmet of Corinthian type, spear, and circular shield emblazoned with a dolphin, the archer wearing long trousers and tall cap, and holding a bow, a draped man with a staff on either side, rays and linked dotted lotus buds above the foot, palmettes in the handle zones, tongues on the shoulder, linked palmettes on the neck, the details in added red and white.
Height 31.5 cm.
Münzen und Medaillen, Basel
Swiss private collection, acquired from the above in the 1980s
Artcurial, Paris, November 15th, 2022, no.36
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
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