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An Attic black-figure skyphos image 1
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An Attic black-figure skyphos

1 December 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Attic black-figure skyphos
Near the Diosphos Painter, circa 500-475 B.C.
Both sides depicting a battle scene between palmettes, side A with hoplites battling with spears as an unarmed Scythian figure escapes to the right, side B with warriors retreating from a central Scythian figure on a horse, the ground with dotted vines, details incised and in added red, 12cm high, 30.3cm diam. inc. handles

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Provenance:
with Galerie Arete, Zurich.
Private collection, London, acquired from the above 24 June 1981.

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