Lot Essay
The body is decorated with three registers of animals and monsters, including panthers, bulls, a goat and an owl, two sirens, each register filled with rosettes and dots.
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PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED OLPE
EARLY CORINTHIAN, CIRCA 625-600 B.C.
Details
A CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED OLPE
EARLY CORINTHIAN, CIRCA 625-600 B.C.
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high
EARLY CORINTHIAN, CIRCA 625-600 B.C.
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Swiss private collection, acquired prior to 1942; thence by descent.
Brought to you by
Claudio Corsi
Specialist, Head of Department