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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS SCHOLAR
FIVE ATTIC VASE FRAGMENTS
CIRCA MID 6TH-LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
FIVE ATTIC VASE FRAGMENTS
CIRCA MID 6TH-LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Comprising one from a black-figured lip-cup with a dog hunting a hare (circa 550-530 B.C.); one from a black-figured lip-cup attributed to the Tleson Painter with a striding sphinx (circa 540 B.C.); one from a red-figured kylix attributed to the Ambrosios Painter with the head of a youth wearing a wreath (circa 510-500 B.C.); one from red-figured krater attributed to the Group of Polygnotos with a bearded male figure and the ends of wings (circa 440-420 B.C.); and one from a red-figured kylix with a youth draped in a himation (circa late 5th century B.C.)
4 5⁄8 in. (11.7 cm.) long (fragment with a dog hunting a hare)
CIRCA MID 6TH-LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Comprising one from a black-figured lip-cup with a dog hunting a hare (circa 550-530 B.C.); one from a black-figured lip-cup attributed to the Tleson Painter with a striding sphinx (circa 540 B.C.); one from a red-figured kylix attributed to the Ambrosios Painter with the head of a youth wearing a wreath (circa 510-500 B.C.); one from red-figured krater attributed to the Group of Polygnotos with a bearded male figure and the ends of wings (circa 440-420 B.C.); and one from a red-figured kylix with a youth draped in a himation (circa late 5th century B.C.)
4 5⁄8 in. (11.7 cm.) long (fragment with a dog hunting a hare)
Provenance
Black-figured lip-cup fragment (with a dog chasing a hare) and the black-figured lip-cup fragment (attributed to Tleson Painter):
Dr. Volker Gross (1912-1993), Bad Nauheim, Germany.
A Private Collection of Greek Vases and Terracottas, Christie's London, 3 July 1996, lot 46 (part).
Red-figured kylix fragment (attributed to the Ambrosios Painter):
with H.A.C. Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1990 (Werker antiker Kleinkunst, Katalog 2, no. 74).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1990.
Red-figured krater fragment (attributed to the Group of Polygnotos):
Dr. Volker Gross (1912-1993), Bad Nauheim, Germany.
A Private Collection of Greek Vases and Terracottas, Christie's London, 3 July 1996, lot 71 (part).
with Peter Sharrer, New Jersey, acquired from the above.
Arthur S. Richter (1944-2016), Oakland, acquired from the above, 1996.
Antiquities, Hindman Auctions, Chicago, 18 November 2021, lot 160.
Red-figured kylix fragment (with a youth draped in a himation):
with H.A.C. Kunst der Antike, Basel.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1994.
Dr. Volker Gross (1912-1993), Bad Nauheim, Germany.
A Private Collection of Greek Vases and Terracottas, Christie's London, 3 July 1996, lot 46 (part).
Red-figured kylix fragment (attributed to the Ambrosios Painter):
with H.A.C. Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1990 (Werker antiker Kleinkunst, Katalog 2, no. 74).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1990.
Red-figured krater fragment (attributed to the Group of Polygnotos):
Dr. Volker Gross (1912-1993), Bad Nauheim, Germany.
A Private Collection of Greek Vases and Terracottas, Christie's London, 3 July 1996, lot 71 (part).
with Peter Sharrer, New Jersey, acquired from the above.
Arthur S. Richter (1944-2016), Oakland, acquired from the above, 1996.
Antiquities, Hindman Auctions, Chicago, 18 November 2021, lot 160.
Red-figured kylix fragment (with a youth draped in a himation):
with H.A.C. Kunst der Antike, Basel.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1994.
Literature
Black-figured lip-cup fragment (with a dog chasing a hare):
P. Heesen, Athenian Little-Master Cups, Amsterdam, 2011, pp. 6-7, n. 40; p. 222, n. 1354.
Black-figured lip-cup fragment (attributed to the Tleson Painter):
K. Vierneisel and B. Kaeser, eds., Kunst der Schale, Kultur des Trinkens, Munich, 1990, pp. 171, 481, no. 28.3.
P. Heesen, Athenian Little-Master Cups, Amsterdam, 2011, pp. 204, 219, no. 405, pl. 111,d.
Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 31920.
P. Heesen, Athenian Little-Master Cups, Amsterdam, 2011, pp. 6-7, n. 40; p. 222, n. 1354.
Black-figured lip-cup fragment (attributed to the Tleson Painter):
K. Vierneisel and B. Kaeser, eds., Kunst der Schale, Kultur des Trinkens, Munich, 1990, pp. 171, 481, no. 28.3.
P. Heesen, Athenian Little-Master Cups, Amsterdam, 2011, pp. 204, 219, no. 405, pl. 111,d.
Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 31920.
Exhibited
Black-figured lip-cup fragment (attributed to the Tleson Painter):
Munich, Antikensammlung, Kunst der Schale, Kultur des Trinkens, 16 September 1990-30 April 1991.
Munich, Antikensammlung, Kunst der Schale, Kultur des Trinkens, 16 September 1990-30 April 1991.
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Hannah Fox Solomon
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