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LOT 0561
Greek Black-Glazed Guttos with Horseman Spearing an Amazon
SOUTHERN ITALY, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 5/8 in. (168 grams, 11.7 cm).
High-angled spout and loop handle to the shoulder, the body decorated with vertical ribs around the perimeter, central image of a helmetted warrior on horseback, cloak billowing in the wind and his right arm raised in the act of spearing the fallen foe beneath the horse, the horse standing on its back legs and trampling the amazon with its front hooves.
Provenance
Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
See Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.06.1021.271, for a guttos with head of Athena.
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LOT 0561
Greek Black-Glazed Guttos with Horseman Spearing an Amazon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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