A BOEOTIAN BLACK-FIGURED KANTHAROS
THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A BOEOTIAN BLACK-FIGURED KANTHAROS

ATTRIBUTED TO THE PAINTER OF BERLIN F1727, CIRCA 575-550 B.C.

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A BOEOTIAN BLACK-FIGURED KANTHAROS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE PAINTER OF BERLIN F1727, CIRCA 575-550 B.C.
One side with five nude komasts moving to the right, the first four dancing with one leg raised, the lead komast playing the aulos, a sixth komast to the left holding a kantharos in his right hand; the other side with six nude komasts moving to the right, four dancing with one raised leg, one holding the handle of a rounded-bottom jar, a kantharos on the ground before him, the second to last with his head turned back, details in added red, with rays on the foot
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne; thence by descent to his son, Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris.

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Lot Essay

For two related kantharoi by the Painter of Berlin F1727 see pl. 7, nos. 3 and 4 in K. Kilinski, Boetian Black Figure Vase Painting of the Archaic Period.

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