Details
A CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED STEMLESS CUP
MIDDLE CORINTHIAN, CIRCA 600-575 B.C.
The interior with a figure of a dancing fat-bellied komast, wearing a short padded tunic with exaggerated buttocks, rosettes in the field, the exterior with rays around the foot, details in added red
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diam. excl. handles
Provenance
The Thétis collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
Property from the Thétis Collection; Sotheby's, London, 23 May 1991, lot 62.
with Charles Ede, London, 1993.
with E. Bader, Lugano, Switzerland.
with Gallerie Serodine, Ascona, 1997.
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Please note, the provenance for this piece should read as follows:
The Thétis collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
Property from the Thétis Collection; Sotheby's, London, 23 May 1991, lot 62.
with Charles Ede, London, 1993.
with E. Bader, Lugano, Switzerland.
with Gallerie Serodine, Ascona, 1997.
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