An Attic black-figure eye cup
Lot 9*
An Attic black-figure eye cup
Sold for £ 3,750 (US$ 4,968) inc. premium

Antiquities

25 Apr 2012, 11:00 BST

London, New Bond Street
Lot Details
An Attic black-figure eye cup
Circa 530-500 B.C.
The exterior decorated on both sides with a scene of a rider with vines in the field, flanked by a pair of eyes with incised details and added colour, a gorgoneion in the tondo, 10¾in (27.3cm) diam including handles

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Swiss private collection, Ascona, acquired in the 1980s.
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