Lot Essay
For a similar example with a gorgoneion in the tondo and winged Iris between the eyes see no. 1856,1226.95 in the British Museum.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED EYE-CUP
CIRCA 520-500 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED EYE-CUP
CIRCA 520-500 B.C.
With a gorgoneion in the tondo; both sides with a winged Iris between large eyes, the goddess clad in an animal skin over a chitoniskos, in the knielauf position looking back over her shoulder; both sets of eyes with the irises and pupils composed of concentric black, red and white rings, the thin brows arching above; grape-laden vines around the handles
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diameter excluding handles
CIRCA 520-500 B.C.
With a gorgoneion in the tondo; both sides with a winged Iris between large eyes, the goddess clad in an animal skin over a chitoniskos, in the knielauf position looking back over her shoulder; both sets of eyes with the irises and pupils composed of concentric black, red and white rings, the thin brows arching above; grape-laden vines around the handles
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diameter excluding handles
Provenance
A New York Private Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 1980, lot 175.
Literature
Beazley Archive no. 3514.
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