Lot Essay
See illustration for the tondo of the first.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW JERSEY PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX
ATTRIBUTED TO THE PAINTER OF BERLIN 2268, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX
ATTRIBUTED TO THE PAINTER OF BERLIN 2268, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The tondo with a nude warrior moving right, his head turned back, his torso twisting left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, a shield in his raised left arm, a spear in his lowered right, traces of an inscription in added red; the exterior with a battle scene preserving nude warriors with shields and a horse; together with an Attic red-figured kylix, attributed to the Telephos Painter, the tondo with a draped youth standing beside a laver, the exterior preserving seated and standing figures, the foot now missing
10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm.) diameter, excluding handles (2)
ATTRIBUTED TO THE PAINTER OF BERLIN 2268, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The tondo with a nude warrior moving right, his head turned back, his torso twisting left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, a shield in his raised left arm, a spear in his lowered right, traces of an inscription in added red; the exterior with a battle scene preserving nude warriors with shields and a horse; together with an Attic red-figured kylix, attributed to the Telephos Painter, the tondo with a draped youth standing beside a laver, the exterior preserving seated and standing figures, the foot now missing
10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm.) diameter, excluding handles (2)
Provenance
Illustrated kylix: with P.Y. Becker, Cannes, 2000.
Unillustrated kylix: with Hôtel Des Ventes D'Avignon, France, 1985.
Both: Antiquities, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 229.
Unillustrated kylix: with Hôtel Des Ventes D'Avignon, France, 1985.
Both: Antiquities, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 229.
Sale room notice
Please note the corrected attribution: the unillustrated kylix, with the draped youth standing beside a laver, is attributed to the Telephos Painter. The illustrated kylix has been attributed to the Painter of Berlin 2268.
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