AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA WITH LID, ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANTIMENES MASTER

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR Provenance: lots 241-250 were acquired by both the present owner's father and grandfather during the 1950s-1960s.

AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA WITH LID, ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANTIMENES MASTER

CIRCA 530-520 B.C.

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA WITH LID, ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANTIMENES MASTER
CIRCA 530-520 B.C.
Side A: frontal quadriga, the chariot with two figures, a helmeted warrior with bearded figure behind, carrying spears
Side B: two frontal bearded horsemen, the horses with their heads turned inward, between them an himation clad woman standing in profile to left, with a dog behind
Double palmette chain on the neck, tongues on the shoulder, bands of meander and conjoined lotus buds below, rays above the foot, with lotus buds and scrolling palmette tendrils under each handle, details incised and in added white and red, a graffito on the base. The knopped lid with rays around the finial and ivy trail on the rim
18 in. (45.8 cm.) high incl. lid

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
J. D. Beazley, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, New York, 1978, p. 272, no. 104.

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