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THE PROPERTY OF AN ARKANSAS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
ATTRIBUTED TO THE SWING PAINTER, CIRCA 540-520 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
ATTRIBUTED TO THE SWING PAINTER, CIRCA 540-520 B.C.
One side with a departure scene with a warrior standing between two bearded men enveloped in mantles, the warrior facing right, armed with greaves, a corselet, a circular shield, a spear, and a crested Corinthian helmet, the shield with an apron hanging over his forearm; the other side with a combat between two hoplites running to the right, both depicted nude, the lead warrior turning back, protecting himself with his circular shield and thrusting with his spear, wearing greaves, a high-crested Corinthian helmet, and a baldric over his shoulder, his pursuer wearing greaves and a crested Corinthian helmet, a baldric over his shoulder, his Boeotian shield with ivy leaves surrounding a central disk; with rays above the foot, bands of key and lotus bud chain above, alternating red and black tongues on the shoulders, palmette lotus chain on the neck, a lotus bud and palmette complex below the triple-reeded handles; details in added red and white
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
ATTRIBUTED TO THE SWING PAINTER, CIRCA 540-520 B.C.
One side with a departure scene with a warrior standing between two bearded men enveloped in mantles, the warrior facing right, armed with greaves, a corselet, a circular shield, a spear, and a crested Corinthian helmet, the shield with an apron hanging over his forearm; the other side with a combat between two hoplites running to the right, both depicted nude, the lead warrior turning back, protecting himself with his circular shield and thrusting with his spear, wearing greaves, a high-crested Corinthian helmet, and a baldric over his shoulder, his pursuer wearing greaves and a crested Corinthian helmet, a baldric over his shoulder, his Boeotian shield with ivy leaves surrounding a central disk; with rays above the foot, bands of key and lotus bud chain above, alternating red and black tongues on the shoulders, palmette lotus chain on the neck, a lotus bud and palmette complex below the triple-reeded handles; details in added red and white
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, prior to 1971.
Swiss Private Collection, Kilchberg.
with Galerie Ostracon, Thalwil, Switzerland, 2007.
Swiss Private Collection, Kilchberg.
with Galerie Ostracon, Thalwil, Switzerland, 2007.
Literature
J.D. Beazley, Paralipomena, Oxford, 1971, p. 135, no. 92 bis.
E. Böhr, Der Schaukelmaler, Mainz, 1982, p. 94, no. 102.
Beazley Archive no. 340574.
E. Böhr, Der Schaukelmaler, Mainz, 1982, p. 94, no. 102.
Beazley Archive no. 340574.
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