ATTRIBUTED TO THE LUXUS GROUP, CIRCA 625-600 B.C.

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A LARGE CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED ALABASTRON
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LUXUS GROUP, CIRCA 625-600 B.C.
8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high

Provenance

with Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1964.
with André Emmerich, New York, 1964 (Masterpieces of Greek Vase Painting: 7th to 5th Century B.C., no. 5).
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 11 July 1990, lot 142.
Private Collection, U.K., acquired from the above.
The Property of a Private Collector; Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 12 June 1997, lot 301.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 6 December 2006, lot 27.
Art Market, Switzerland.
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 7 October 2010, lot 106.
with Tanis Antiquities Ltd., Geneva, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2010.

Literature

D. A. Amyx, Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period, vol. I, Berkely, 1988, p. 92, no. 21.
C. W. Neeft, Addenda and Corrigenda to D. A. Amyx, “Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period,” Amsterdam, 1991, p. 34, no. 21.

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Lot Essay

Vases attributed to the Luxus Group are characterized by large figures and abundant ornamentation that cover the entire surface, rather than being arranged in separate registers. This large alabastron features a bearded male siren facing right with outstretched wings with rosettes of varying sizes adorning the field. For another alabastron attributed to the Luxus Group, see the one in the British Museum with a winged figure, perhaps a wind god, and sphinx, inv. no. 1860,0404.11 (pl. 42:1a-b in D.A. Amyx, op. cit).

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