CIRCA 540-530 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE BAND CUP
CIRCA 540-530 B.C.
Sides A and B: Herakles wrestling with the Nemean lion, flanked by two standing men wearing himations, behind which stand two female-headed sirens who are looking back over their shoulders, traces of Kalos inscription
The twin handles flanked by two palmettes on scrolling tendrils; black glazed lip, lower body and stemmed foot; the interior black glazed with reserved tondo surrounding black ring around central black dot; details incised and in added red and white, repaired
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high; 11.3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) across handles
CIRCA 540-530 B.C.
Sides A and B: Herakles wrestling with the Nemean lion, flanked by two standing men wearing himations, behind which stand two female-headed sirens who are looking back over their shoulders, traces of Kalos inscription
The twin handles flanked by two palmettes on scrolling tendrils; black glazed lip, lower body and stemmed foot; the interior black glazed with reserved tondo surrounding black ring around central black dot; details incised and in added red and white, repaired
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high; 11.3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) across handles
Provenance
Acquired Mnzen und Medaillen A.G., Basel, mid-1980s.