Lot Essay
The Charmides painter takes his name from a kalos inscription on some ten of his vases.
THE PROPERTY OF A MELBOURNE PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN ATTIC RED-FIGURE NOLAN AMPHORA
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHARMIDES PAINTER CIRCA 460 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC RED-FIGURE NOLAN AMPHORA
attributed to the charmides painter
circa 460 b.c.
The A-Side with a winged Nike in flight, a large Dinos in her hands, a band of meander with central crossed square below; the B-Side with Nike with outstretched wings, taking off to the left, looking right toward a flaming altar, with a flaming torch in each hand, a meander groundline below, with twin reeded handles
14 in. (35.4 cm.) high
attributed to the charmides painter
circa 460 b.c.
The A-Side with a winged Nike in flight, a large Dinos in her hands, a band of meander with central crossed square below; the B-Side with Nike with outstretched wings, taking off to the left, looking right toward a flaming altar, with a flaming torch in each hand, a meander groundline below, with twin reeded handles
14 in. (35.4 cm.) high
Exhibited
Brisbane, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Queensland, 1990-1997.