Lot Essay
This fragment has been tentatively attributed to Nikosthenes.
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CIRCA 510 B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE EYE-CUP FRAGMENT
CIRCA 510 B.C.
A warrior arming himself between apotropaic eyes, bending forward to attach a greave, wearing cuirass over his short tunic, a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on his head, with large detailed eye and laden vine trails to one side, rays beneath, mounted
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
CIRCA 510 B.C.
A warrior arming himself between apotropaic eyes, bending forward to attach a greave, wearing cuirass over his short tunic, a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on his head, with large detailed eye and laden vine trails to one side, rays beneath, mounted
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's New York, 8 December 1995, lot 285.
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