Lot Essay
Cf. J. Boardman, Athenian Black Figure Vases, London, 1993, pl. 204 for a similar complete scene.
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LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE FRAGMENT FROM AN OINOCHOE
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The front panel with a scene probably showing Achilles carrying the dead Penthesilea slumped over his back, holding spears in one hand, a shield above, an attendant with spears behind, flanked by borders of interconnected spots, tongues above, details incised and in added red, repaired
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high max.
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The front panel with a scene probably showing Achilles carrying the dead Penthesilea slumped over his back, holding spears in one hand, a shield above, an attendant with spears behind, flanked by borders of interconnected spots, tongues above, details incised and in added red, repaired
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high max.
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