CIRCA 520-510 B.C.

Details

AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED EYE-CUP
CIRCA 520-510 B.C.
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter, excluding handles

Provenance

Private Collection, Japan, acquired by 1987 (accompanied by a custom-made wood box signed by Kiyoshi Ichikawa (1896-1987)).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2025.

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Lot Essay

Both sides of this cup feature Dionysos, seated on a stool and holding a vessel in his outstretched hand, between large eyes and a gesticulating satyr, with vines in the field. In the tondo is a satyr absconding with a herm of the god, with the statue’s base likely shown at the right. For a similar example, see the cup in the Smart Museum of Art (inv. no. 1967.115.337), Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 331772.

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