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CIRCA 500-490 B.C.
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AN ATTIC RED-FIGURE KYLIX FRAGMENT, ATTRIBUTED TO ONESIMOS
CIRCA 500-490 B.C.
From a drinking cup with stem on underside, the tondo showing a seated bearded male figure inscribing a wax tablet, the tablet supported in his left arm and in his right hand a stylus, his drapery falling around his crossed legs, with faint traces of the painter's preparatory guiding sketches on the body, remains of an inscription in the field
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) across max.
CIRCA 500-490 B.C.
From a drinking cup with stem on underside, the tondo showing a seated bearded male figure inscribing a wax tablet, the tablet supported in his left arm and in his right hand a stylus, his drapery falling around his crossed legs, with faint traces of the painter's preparatory guiding sketches on the body, remains of an inscription in the field
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) across max.
Provenance
Acquired from Bruce McAlpine, London, 1993; formerly in an English private collection, early 1980s.
Special notice
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