Lot Essay
Sold Sotheby's London, 13 July 1970, lot 141; for a similar vase, cf. J. D. Beazley, Paralipomena I, Oxford, 1971, p. 166, no. 111
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A LARGE ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE NECK AMPHORA ATTRIBUTED TO PAINTER 'S', from the Leagros Group
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A LARGE ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE NECK AMPHORA ATTRIBUTED TO PAINTER 'S', from the Leagros Group
Side A: four young horsemen each carrying two spears and wearing short cloaks, accompanied by two hounds
Side B: two horsemen, similar, carrying spears and accompanied by three hounds (reverse side misfired)
Around the shoulder are two panels of conjoined double palmettes, radiating petals around the foot
circa 510 B.C.
21¾in. (55.3cm.) high
Side A: four young horsemen each carrying two spears and wearing short cloaks, accompanied by two hounds
Side B: two horsemen, similar, carrying spears and accompanied by three hounds (reverse side misfired)
Around the shoulder are two panels of conjoined double palmettes, radiating petals around the foot
circa 510 B.C.
21¾in. (55.3cm.) high