PAIR OF GREEK BLACK-FIGURE VESSELS (AMPHORA AND LEKYTHOS)

Ca. 530 - 470 BC. A pair of black-figure vessels, from left to right: a miniature amphora with an ovoid body, paired handles and a broad disc rim, the obverse depicting Athena in a crested helmet with a round shield, and the reverse with a seated athlete holding a long race torch, with radiating tongues around the shoulder; and a tall lekythos on a spreading foot, with a cylindrical body, sloping shoulder, narrow neck and single handle, decorated with three draped figures seated on folding chairs (okladiades) and playing musical instruments. Bands of dots and radiating tongues frame the figured scene around the shoulder. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 41.162.52. Size: 80-160mm x 40-60mm; Weight: 200g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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