ATTRIBUTED TO THE ACHILLES PAINTER CIRCA 455-450 B.C.
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AN ATTIC RED-FIGURE NOLAN AMPHORA
attributed to the achilles painter
circa 455-450 b.c.
The A-side with Zeus and Ganymede, the Olympian to the left, moving right in pursuit of the youth, a himation draped over his left arm and right shoulder, a scepter held horizontally in his right hand, Ganymede lunging forward while looking back over his shoulder, his right arm above his head, a cock in his raised left hand, both wearing fillets in added red, a key and saltire squares groundline; the B-side with a standing draped bearded man facing left, a staff in his right hand, a meander groundline
12.3/8 in. (31.4 cm) high
attributed to the achilles painter
circa 455-450 b.c.
The A-side with Zeus and Ganymede, the Olympian to the left, moving right in pursuit of the youth, a himation draped over his left arm and right shoulder, a scepter held horizontally in his right hand, Ganymede lunging forward while looking back over his shoulder, his right arm above his head, a cock in his raised left hand, both wearing fillets in added red, a key and saltire squares groundline; the B-side with a standing draped bearded man facing left, a staff in his right hand, a meander groundline
12.3/8 in. (31.4 cm) high
Provenance
Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek & Roman Antiquities, NFA Classical Auctions, Inc, New York, 11 December 1991, lot 86
Literature
Oakley, The Achilles Painter, p. 119-120, no. 39, pl. 21A, pl. 48D.