Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a Private Collection
Lot Closed
December 17, 01:13 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
An Attic Black-figured Neck Amphora, attributed to the Leagros Group
circa 510 B.C.
painted on one side with two Scythian archers on horseback, each accompanied by a dog, and on the other with two pairs of marching hoplites and a dog, their shields emblazoned with a seated dog and a folding stool.
Height 41 cm.
For related examples see http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/667B46EF-C9F2-4B69-8E7A-1FFCD1DE1CDC (Munich) and http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/6EBD7010-2D70-4DF2-B348-CF1755D5E50B (Louvre).Sotheby's