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NEAR THE PAINTER OF LOUVRE F6, CIRCA 560-550 B.C
Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED OVOID NECK-AMPHORA
Near the Painter of Louvre F6, circa 560-550 B.C
One side with a pair of confronting swans, their wings upraised, a palmette below, the other side with a swan flanked by a pair of panthers, their tails raised above their backs, a broad band below, each side of the neck with a bearded head in profile to the left framed by vertical zig-zag lines, with rays above the foot, incised rosettes on the body, a tongue pattern on the shoulders, and a molded ring at the join of the neck to the body; some details in added red
12¾ in. (32.38 cm) high
Near the Painter of Louvre F6, circa 560-550 B.C
One side with a pair of confronting swans, their wings upraised, a palmette below, the other side with a swan flanked by a pair of panthers, their tails raised above their backs, a broad band below, each side of the neck with a bearded head in profile to the left framed by vertical zig-zag lines, with rays above the foot, incised rosettes on the body, a tongue pattern on the shoulders, and a molded ring at the join of the neck to the body; some details in added red
12¾ in. (32.38 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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