AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA

CIRCA 510-500 B.C.

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
CIRCA 510-500 B.C.
The obverse with a swimming hippocamp, the undulating body with ridged mane, terminating in a bifurcated tail, flanked by pairs of leaping dolphins; the reverse with three seated draped female figures; palmette lotus chain on neck, tongues on shoulder, band of key-pattern below scenes, rays above foot, details in added red and white
7½ in. (19 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland.
with J. Turner-Crownover, New York, 1990.
William Suddaby collection, Florida, acquired 1990.
Collection of William Suddaby; Christie's, New York, 9 December 2005, lot 227.

Exhibited

A View into Antiquity: Pottery from the Collection of William Suddaby and David Meier, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, 14 October 2001-13 January 2002.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, A. J. Paul, A View into Antiquity: Pottery from the Collection of William Suddaby and David Meier, (2001) Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, no. 19.

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