CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED WHITE-GROUND MASTOID CUP
CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide excl. handles

Provenance

with Galleria Serodine, Ascona.
Swiss private collection, Dr R. H. (1922-2007), acquired from the above in 1989.

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Lot Essay

The myth of the mortal hero Peleus abducting and holding Thetis is shown on each side, with the centaur Chiron looking on. On one side she holds what looks like a serpent - one of her shape-shifting forms used to try and escape the hold of her captor. Their marriage was celebrated on Mount Pelion, outside the cave of Chiron, hence his inclusion in the scenes here.

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