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ATTRIBUTED TO THE NIKOSTHENIC WORKSHOP, CLOSE TO THE GROUP OF BERLIN 2095, CIRCA 515-505 B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED KYATHOS
Attributed to the Nikosthenic Workshop, close to the Group of Berlin 2095, Circa 515-505 B.C.
With Dionysos between large eyes, the god walking to the right but looking back, wearing a voluminous red-striped himation, his elbows out, clutching vines in each hand, a Siren on either side of the high ridged handle, details in added white and red, the ridge terminating in a palmette on the interior above the rim, a knob finial at its peak
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Attributed to the Nikosthenic Workshop, close to the Group of Berlin 2095, Circa 515-505 B.C.
With Dionysos between large eyes, the god walking to the right but looking back, wearing a voluminous red-striped himation, his elbows out, clutching vines in each hand, a Siren on either side of the high ridged handle, details in added white and red, the ridge terminating in a palmette on the interior above the rim, a knob finial at its peak
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1995.
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This kyathos has been attributed to the Nikosthenic Workshop, close to the Group of Berlin 2095.