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PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A LARGE ITALO-CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED AMPHORA
CIRCA EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A LARGE ITALO-CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED AMPHORA
Circa Early 6th Century B.C.
Each side of the handle-zone with a pair of confronting panthers that share a single facing head, dot rosettes in the field, the body with a band of animals, one side with two goats facing a lion, the other side with a goat between panthers with facing heads, a lion under one handle, a small bird under the other, dot rosettes in the field, framed above and below by red, black and white bands, a band of triangle-filled metopes lower on the body, with red, black and white bands on and above the foot, on the mouth and on the neck
23¾ in. (60.3 cm) high
Circa Early 6th Century B.C.
Each side of the handle-zone with a pair of confronting panthers that share a single facing head, dot rosettes in the field, the body with a band of animals, one side with two goats facing a lion, the other side with a goat between panthers with facing heads, a lion under one handle, a small bird under the other, dot rosettes in the field, framed above and below by red, black and white bands, a band of triangle-filled metopes lower on the body, with red, black and white bands on and above the foot, on the mouth and on the neck
23¾ in. (60.3 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
Asian Collection
Ancient Greek Vases Formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's New York, 12 June 2000, lot 138
Asian Collection
Ancient Greek Vases Formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's New York, 12 June 2000, lot 138
