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THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
TWO ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED CUPS
CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
TWO ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED CUPS
Circa 6th-5th Century B.C.
Including a lip-cup attributed to the Slight Boxer/Wrestler Group, circa 540-530 B.C., each side with two sparring contestants, the reserved tondo with a dotted circle; and a skyphos, circa early 5th century B.C., each side with a pair of seated winged sphinxes, a palmette on either side of each handle
56 in. (13.8 cm) diameter for the lip-cup
67/8 in. (17.5 cm) diameter for the skyphos (2)
Circa 6th-5th Century B.C.
Including a lip-cup attributed to the Slight Boxer/Wrestler Group, circa 540-530 B.C., each side with two sparring contestants, the reserved tondo with a dotted circle; and a skyphos, circa early 5th century B.C., each side with a pair of seated winged sphinxes, a palmette on either side of each handle
56 in. (13.8 cm) diameter for the lip-cup
67/8 in. (17.5 cm) diameter for the skyphos (2)
Provenance
Lip-Cup:
Swiss Private Collection
Antiquities, Sotheby's New York, 5 June 1999, lot 250
Skyphos:
Folio Fine Art, London, 1969, no. 704
George Halpern, New York City
Antiquities, Sotheby's New York, 5 June 1999, lot 253
Swiss Private Collection
Antiquities, Sotheby's New York, 5 June 1999, lot 250
Skyphos:
Folio Fine Art, London, 1969, no. 704
George Halpern, New York City
Antiquities, Sotheby's New York, 5 June 1999, lot 253