Dionysos riding in a quadriga, and a dancing maenad
Black-figured neck-amphora. Attic.Attributed to the Leagros Group.
Clay.
Ca. 510 BCE. Sotheby’s Auction House, New York
Dionysos riding in a quadriga, and a dancing maenad.
Black-figured neck-amphora. Attic.
Attributed to the Leagros Group.
Clay.
Ca. 510 BCE.
Attributed to the Leagros Group.
Clay.
Ca. 510 BCE.
Sotheby’s Auction House, New York.
Origin:
Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Auktion 34, Kunstwerke der Antike, May 6th, 1967, no. 135, pl. 39.
Sotheby’s, New York, June 8th, 2011, lot 4 (estimate: 60,000—90,000 USD; price realized: 146,500 USD).
Sotheby’s, New York, June 8th, 2011, lot 4 (estimate: 60,000—
Description:
An Attic black-figured neck amphora, attributed to the Leagros Group, with torus foot, triple handles, and echinus mouth, decorated on one side with Dionysos riding in a quadriga, a dancing maenad with clappers in the background, and on the other side with three komasts in lively poses, one holding a skyphos, another an oinochoe, encircling rays, festooned lotus buds, and meander above the foot, linked lotus flowers and palmettes in the handle zones, tongues on the shoulder, and linked double palmettes on the neck, the details in added red and white.
Credits:
© 2011. Photo, text: Sotheby’s Auction House (Sale N08762 Lot 4).
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