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LOT 0049
Chalcidian Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
525 B.C.
11 in. (1.06 kg, 28 cm).
Piriform body with splayed foot and narrow handles; the neck with slender lotus blossoms and palmettes, Side A) two opposing roosters with a lotus blossom in between, two standing swans flanking, below a youth on horseback holding the reins of a trotting horse, a man and a woman behind the horse; Side B) a grazing deer before an advancing panther looking back, two opposing sphinxes below with their heads turned back and front paws raised.
Provenance
Ex Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 13 April 1985.
Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12643-236366.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.49.113, for a neck-amphora attributed to the Phineus Painter and showing a youth on horseback.
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LOT 0049
Chalcidian Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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