Greek Attic Terracotta Lekythos with Battle Scene, c. 500 B.C.

(Greek Lekythos)

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Item No.
35.37582
Culture
Greek, Attic, c. 500 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. 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.

Size
17.1 cm H - 6 3/4 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Minor chip to foot, otherwise intact 
Categories
Greek
Price.
US$ 4500
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