Lot Essay
PUBLISHED: Métamorphoses, pp. 33 and 323.
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LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE KYLIX
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Side A: three standing nude athletes, two bearded, looking towards a fourth bearded and naked, who is gesticulating with both arms
Side B: three similar athletes, one bearded, looking towards a fourth who is walking away
Twin palmettes flanking both handles, with lotus under each handle, interior black-glazed, area around one handle restored
85/8 in. (22 cm.) diam. excluding handles
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Side A: three standing nude athletes, two bearded, looking towards a fourth bearded and naked, who is gesticulating with both arms
Side B: three similar athletes, one bearded, looking towards a fourth who is walking away
Twin palmettes flanking both handles, with lotus under each handle, interior black-glazed, area around one handle restored
85/8 in. (22 cm.) diam. excluding handles
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