An Attic Red-figured Cup, circa 460 B.C.

the tondo painted with a bearded and cloaked man leaning on a stick, a sponge, strigil, and aryballos suspended at left, the exterior decorated on one side with two youths exchanging gifts of flower and cloth, another youth in attendance, sponges, strigils and aryballoi in the field, and on the other side with a youth handing a lyre to another youth before a gesturing companion, a palmette flanked by two long voluted tendrils in each handle zone.

acquired in Rome in the mid to late 1960s

Mended from several fragments with inpainting and minor restorations along breaklines, approx. 1 x1 x1 inch area of restoration next to tondo at 3 o'clock affecting part of palmette on exterior in handle zone, one fragment of rim badly repaired and disjointed, areas of misfiring around figure in tondo and below rim on exterior on one side, foot reattached with minor losses filled at the break and coarse overpainting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.