An Attic Black-Figured Skyphos
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 -
$1,500
Sold for $1,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Attic Black-Figured Skyphos
Circa Mid to Late 6th Century B.C.
4 3/8 inches x 8 3/4 inches (11 x 22 cm).
Property from a California Private Collection
Provenance:
Collection of the author Alexandre Nicolai (1865-1952), Bordeaux, France; thence by descent.
Chiswick Auctions, London, Antiquities and Tribal Art, 14 June 2017, Lot 98.
Notes:
Both sides with a satyr pursuing a maenad, flanked by sphinxes and palm fronds. Added red and white details on the obverse.
Condition Report
Intact. With pitting, glaze loss and crackling to the surface. Some possible enhanced patination. Some incrustation, surface wear throughout.
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