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EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE 'EYE'-LEKYTHOS
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Decorated with a Gigantomachy scene showing the armed goddess, Athena, in combat with a fleeing giant, both wearing crested helmets and wielding spears and shields, vine tendril in the field, flanked by two large eyes, the shoulder with friezes of rays, dots and short strokes, details incised and in added red and white, neck repaired
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Decorated with a Gigantomachy scene showing the armed goddess, Athena, in combat with a fleeing giant, both wearing crested helmets and wielding spears and shields, vine tendril in the field, flanked by two large eyes, the shoulder with friezes of rays, dots and short strokes, details incised and in added red and white, neck repaired
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1940s-1950s by the present owner's late uncle.
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