An Attic black-figure amphora
Circa 550-500 B.C.
Depicting on side (a) a charioteer and quadriga, with an inscription in the field reading 'Molpis kalos', side (b) with a figure of a dancing maenad draped in a chiton and himation, flanked by satyrs, a palmette motif beneath each handle, with added crimson and white slip, 10in (25.3cm) high
Circa 550-500 B.C.
Depicting on side (a) a charioteer and quadriga, with an inscription in the field reading 'Molpis kalos', side (b) with a figure of a dancing maenad draped in a chiton and himation, flanked by satyrs, a palmette motif beneath each handle, with added crimson and white slip, 10in (25.3cm) high
Sold for
£9,375
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property from The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, acquired in 1953.
Category: Antiquities
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