AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA AND LID

ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAGROS GROUP CIRCA 510-500 B.C.

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA AND LID
attributed to the leagros group
circa 510-500 b.c.
One side with a quadriga scene, the bearded driver, clad in a belted chiton, steps into the chariot, gripping the reins in both hands, a goad in his right, a fillet in added red in his hair, a warrior in the background wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and holding a large circular shield in white, ornamented with a circular band of ivy in added red; the other side with Dionysos accompanied by two dancing maenads and a satyr, the god clad in a spotted chiton and himation, a wreath in his hair, holding a rhyton in his left hand, the maenads wearing spotted chitons and mantles, the maenad to the left playing krotala (clappers), the maenad to the right with a fillet in added red, the satyr to the right balancing on his right foot; with rays above the foot, a band of dotted lotus bud chain below the scenes, black tongues on the shoulders, palmette lotus chain on the neck, and palmettes and lotus buds below the triple-reeded handles, details in added red and white, graffito on the underside of the foot; the lid with rays radiating from the central knob, a broad black band and ivy at the rim
14 15/16 in. (37.94 cm) high excluding lid

Lot Essay

The Leagros Group, according to Beazley (Attic Black-figure Vase-painters, p. 354) "is a large and important group of black-figured vases contemporary with the red-figure work of the 'Pioneer' painters--Euphronios, Phintias, Euthymides, and their companions and immediate followers--resembling it in character, and produced in the same workshop or workshops."

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