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PROPERTY FROM AN AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED KYLIX
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAFLESS GROUP, CIRCA 490-480 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED KYLIX
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAFLESS GROUP, CIRCA 490-480 B.C.
The tondo with a warrior running to the right, a shield in his right hand, his left arm bent back, wearing a crested helmet; each side of the exterior with horsemen alternating with armed hoplites, all moving to the right, each hoplite looking back, holding a large shield, one side with a seated draped figure to the left; extensive vines and grape clusters in the field, an ivy leaf below each handle, some details in added red
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diameter excluding handles
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAFLESS GROUP, CIRCA 490-480 B.C.
The tondo with a warrior running to the right, a shield in his right hand, his left arm bent back, wearing a crested helmet; each side of the exterior with horsemen alternating with armed hoplites, all moving to the right, each hoplite looking back, holding a large shield, one side with a seated draped figure to the left; extensive vines and grape clusters in the field, an ivy leaf below each handle, some details in added red
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diameter excluding handles
Provenance
Acquired by a member of the German diplomatic service in Istanbul, Ankara, and Thessaloniki, 1920s-early 1930s, and imported into Germany at that time; thence by descent.
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