Lot 35
35
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED OINOCHOE
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED OINOCHOE

ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLASS OF VATICAN G47, CIRCA 520 B.C.

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED OINOCHOE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLASS OF VATICAN G47, CIRCA 520 B.C.
With the central figure of Athena facing left, wearing high crested helmet and carrying a round shield with blazon of a leg, Hermes standing in front wearing petasos and winged boots, Herakles standing behind wearing lion skin over his head and draped over his left arm, carrying his club in his right hand, bow and quiver slung over his shoulder, vine tendrils in the field, bands of pomegranate nets flanking and above the scene, details in added white and red, the base with a graffito
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
with B. C. Holland Inc., Chicago, 1992.
Private collection, USA.

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Lot Essay

The graffito on the base is similar to that found on a number of other oinochoi and amphorae, sometimes with an associated numeral. It has been suggested that it could be a pictogram for a vase-name, cf. A. W. Johnston, Trademarks on Greek Vases, Warminster, 1979, pp. 122-123, 207, fig. 9D.

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