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CIRCA 540-530 B.C.
Details
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED BAND-CUP
circa 540-530 b.c.
In the center of one side sits a sphinx with outstretched wings, and on the other side is a striding sphinx with outstretched wings, the sphinx framed on either side by a mantled figure, a large hen, and another mantled figure, a palmette on either side of each handle, details in added red and white, the reserved tondo with a black circle in the center
8 in. (20.32 cm) diameter
circa 540-530 b.c.
In the center of one side sits a sphinx with outstretched wings, and on the other side is a striding sphinx with outstretched wings, the sphinx framed on either side by a mantled figure, a large hen, and another mantled figure, a palmette on either side of each handle, details in added red and white, the reserved tondo with a black circle in the center
8 in. (20.32 cm) diameter
Provenance
HAC, Katalog 3, Basel 1991, p. 23, no. 53.