AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED EYE-CUP
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED EYE-CUP

ATTRIBUTED TO THE PITTSBURGH PAINTER, CIRCA 525-500 B.C.

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED EYE-CUP
ATTRIBUTED TO THE PITTSBURGH PAINTER, CIRCA 525-500 B.C.
One side with Dionysos holding a rhyton, looking back to an ithyphallic satyr, the other side with seated Dionysos, a satyr before him with full wineskin slung over his shoulder, both between a pair of eyes, laden vines in the field, the handles flanked by dancing maenads, flying birds below scenes, the interior with a gorgoneion
11 in. (28 cm.) diam. inc. handles
Provenance
Private collection, Germany, 1970s.
with Daniel Weller, Munich, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1997.

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