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An Attic Black-glazed Stemless Kylix (Castulo Cup), circa First Half of the 5th century B.C.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- An Attic Black-glazed Stemless Kylix (Castulo Cup)
- Terracotta
- Diameter at rim 8 1/2 in. 21.6 cm.
with torus foot in two degrees and offset rim slightly concave on the outside, the reserved underside of the foot with black slant, dotted circle, and incised Etruscan inscription: maiflnas ta mi (“I [am] the [vase, property] of Maiflna’).
Provenance
Simmaco Doria, excavated by him in the winter of 1870/1871 in Capua, north of the Church of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Alfred Bourguignon Collection, Naples, late 19th Century
Paul Arndt (1865-1937), Munich
Yale University, New Haven, acquired from the above in 1913 as part of a collection of several hundred vases named "The Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection" in honor of the main donor who made the purchase possible (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 21st, 1977, no. 18, illus.)
New York Private Collection (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 20th, 1982, no. 109, illus.)
Alfred Bourguignon Collection, Naples, late 19th Century
Paul Arndt (1865-1937), Munich
Yale University, New Haven, acquired from the above in 1913 as part of a collection of several hundred vases named "The Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection" in honor of the main donor who made the purchase possible (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 21st, 1977, no. 18, illus.)
New York Private Collection (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 20th, 1982, no. 109, illus.)
Literature
Wolfgang Helbig, "Scavi di Capua," Bulletino dell' Instituto di corrispondenza archaeologica, 1872, no. 2, p. 47
Ariodante Fabretti, Primo Supplemento alla raccolta delle antichissime iscrizioni italiche, Turin, 1872, p. 92, no. 520bis
Ariodante Fabretti, Terzo supplemento alla raccolta delle antichissime iscrizioni Italiche, Turin, 1878, no. 417
Robert S. Conway, The Italian Dialects, Cambridge, 1897, p. 525, no. 13
Fridericus Weege, Vasculorum Campanorum Inscriptiones Italicae, diss., Bonn, 1906, no. 42
Paul V.C. Baur, Catalogue of the Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection of Greek and Italian Vases in Yale University, New Haven, 1922, p. 224, no. 442
Henry M. Hoenigswald, "Campanian Inscriptions at Yale," American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 45, 1941, pp. 582-585, fig. 1
Massimo Pallottino, Testimonia linguae etruscae, 2nd ed., Florence, 1968, no. 9
Helmut Rix, Etruskische Texte, Tübingen, 1991, Cm 2.35
Ariodante Fabretti, Primo Supplemento alla raccolta delle antichissime iscrizioni italiche, Turin, 1872, p. 92, no. 520bis
Ariodante Fabretti, Terzo supplemento alla raccolta delle antichissime iscrizioni Italiche, Turin, 1878, no. 417
Robert S. Conway, The Italian Dialects, Cambridge, 1897, p. 525, no. 13
Fridericus Weege, Vasculorum Campanorum Inscriptiones Italicae, diss., Bonn, 1906, no. 42
Paul V.C. Baur, Catalogue of the Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection of Greek and Italian Vases in Yale University, New Haven, 1922, p. 224, no. 442
Henry M. Hoenigswald, "Campanian Inscriptions at Yale," American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 45, 1941, pp. 582-585, fig. 1
Massimo Pallottino, Testimonia linguae etruscae, 2nd ed., Florence, 1968, no. 9
Helmut Rix, Etruskische Texte, Tübingen, 1991, Cm 2.35
Condition
Excellent, a few very small surface nicks and abrasions
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Cf. B.A. Sparkes and L. Talcott, The Athenian Agora, vol. XII, Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C., Princeton, 1970, pp. 101-102, no. 472, and pl. 22.