Lot Essay
According to Amyx, Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period, vol. II, p. 648, the presence of horse-riders likely indicates a horse-racing scene, even without the presence of prizes.
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CIRCA 570 B.C.
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A CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED COLUMN-KRATER
CIRCA 570 B.C.
Finely decorated in two registers, the upper on one side with two horsemen moving to the right, a lion to the left partially obscured by the handle, a panther to the right below the handle, the other side with a siren facing right between a lion and a seated sphinx, a panther to the right below the handle; the lower register on one side with a goat facing left and a panther facing right, a left-facing goat below the handle to the right, a right-facing panther below the handle to the left, the other side with a left-facing goat between panthers; rays above the foot, a seated panther on each handle-plate, rows of stepped zigzag on the upper surface of the rim; details in added red
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 570 B.C.
Finely decorated in two registers, the upper on one side with two horsemen moving to the right, a lion to the left partially obscured by the handle, a panther to the right below the handle, the other side with a siren facing right between a lion and a seated sphinx, a panther to the right below the handle; the lower register on one side with a goat facing left and a panther facing right, a left-facing goat below the handle to the right, a right-facing panther below the handle to the left, the other side with a left-facing goat between panthers; rays above the foot, a seated panther on each handle-plate, rows of stepped zigzag on the upper surface of the rim; details in added red
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13-14 July 1987, lot 448.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1998.
A New York Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 16 July 2006, lot 80.
with Phoenix Ancient Art, Geneva and New York, 2010 (Catalogue No. 1, no. 12).
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1998.
A New York Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 16 July 2006, lot 80.
with Phoenix Ancient Art, Geneva and New York, 2010 (Catalogue No. 1, no. 12).
Exhibited
Knoxville, Frank H. McClung Museum, The University of Tennessee, History Contained: Ancient Greek Bronze and Ceramic Vessels, 17 September 2005 - 2 January 2006.
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