Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from an American Private Collection
An Attic Black-figured Neck Amphora, circa 520-500 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 5, 02:42 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Attic Black-figured Neck Amphora
circa 520-500 B.C.
painted in front with a draped maenad dancing between two nude satyrs, dotted vines in the field, and in back with a charioteer holding a goad and driving a quadriga, a painted inscription in the field reading ho pais kalos, rays and linked lotus buds above the foot, palmettes in the handle zones, tongues on the shoulder, linked palmettes with dots on the neck, the details in added red and white.
Height 25.5 cm.
Piero Tozzi, New York
The Haggin Museum, California, acquired from the above in 1953, acc. no. A1953.7.1 (Bonhams, London, April 25th, 2012, no 7, illus.)
private collection, Oregon (Christie’s, New York, April 21st, 2021, no. 62, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Published
Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 9028459.
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