Greek Attic Terracotta Lekythos with Battle Scene, Attributed to the Phanyllis Group E Painter, c. 540-520 B.C.

(Greek Lekythos)

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Item No.

35.37582

Culture

Greek, Attic, c. 540-520 B.C. 

Item Details.

With flared foot, broad shoulder and trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; painted frieze with scene of two warriors fighting on foot with spears, watched by four silhouetted spearmen with pointillé detailing. Attributed to the Phanyllis Group, E, the Group of “Hoplite-leaving-home” painter. Exquisite.

Provenance: Acquired in Germany, 2006. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art.

Literature: See Haspels, C.H.E., Attic Black Figured Lekythoi, Paris, 1936, for overview; Beazley, J. D., Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, New York, 1978, pp.463-464, for type.

Attribution verified by accredited archaeologist, specialist in Ancient Mediterranean Ceramics and Numismatics.

Size

17.1 cm H - 6 3/4 inches

Material

Terracotta 

Condition

Minor chip to foot, otherwise intact 

Categories

Greek

Price.

US$ 4600

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