Lot Essay
For similar maltese-headed rhyta see pls. XXVI-XXVII in Hoffmann, Tarentine Rhyta.
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ANCIENT VASES FROM THE COLLECTION OF WILLIAM SUDDABY
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED RHYTON
WORKSHOP OF THE BALTIMORE PAINTER, CIRCA 330 B.C.
Details
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED RHYTON
WORKSHOP OF THE BALTIMORE PAINTER, CIRCA 330 B.C.
Molded in the form of the head of a maltese, with peaked triangular ears, a tapering muzzle and large almond-shaped eyes, a white tuft of hair at the forehead, the bowl with a female head wearing a sakkos in profile to the left, palmettes and tendrils on either side of the handle, vertical lines along the everted rim, details in added white and red
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) long
WORKSHOP OF THE BALTIMORE PAINTER, CIRCA 330 B.C.
Molded in the form of the head of a maltese, with peaked triangular ears, a tapering muzzle and large almond-shaped eyes, a white tuft of hair at the forehead, the bowl with a female head wearing a sakkos in profile to the left, palmettes and tendrils on either side of the handle, vertical lines along the everted rim, details in added white and red
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) long
Provenance
with Harlan J. Berk Ltd, Chicago, 1993.