CIRCA 570 B.C.

Details

AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED OVOID NECK-AMPHORA
CIRCA 570 B.C.
13 9⁄16 in. (34.5 cm.) high

Provenance

with Dr. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Toronto and Jerusalem.
Corporate Collection, Japan, acquired from the above, 1990.
Ancient Greek Vases formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's, New York, 12 June 2000, lot 29.

Literature

Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 22855.

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Lot Essay

This elegant black-glazed neck-amphora is decorated with rays above the foot and simple tongues on the shoulder. On each side of the neck there is a lotus-palmette chain. On the underside of the foot there is a graffito (an alpha). For a related example but with a panther on the neck, see the amphora now in the Getty Villa (inv. no. 86.AE.95, no. 33 in M. True and J. Fred, Greek Vases: Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection).

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