AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED AMPHORA (TYPE B)
PROPERTY FROM A PENNSYLVANIA PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED AMPHORA (TYPE B)

CIRCA 530-520 B.C.

Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED AMPHORA (TYPE B)
CIRCA 530-520 B.C.
11 7/8 in. (30.1 cm.) high
Provenance
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1965 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. I, no. 26).
Hugo Munsterberg (1916-1995), New Paltz, acquired from the above, 1966.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2007 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVIII, no. 116).
Acquired by the current owner from the above.

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Lot Essay

On the other side are two armed warriors running to the right, the lead warrior with his head turned back. Both carry a spear and a circular shield shown in profile with a red-dotted border, and both wear a red-banded Corinthian helmet. On one side of this amphora are three dancing nude komasts, two with white wreaths around their necks. Their hair is rimmed in added red. The panels of standard Type B amphorae typically have a framing device above the figural scenes, here noteworthily absent; the rays above the foot are also summarily painted. On the underside of the foot is a complex dipinto in red.

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