Neck amphora attributed to the Painter of Vatican 309

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Neck amphora attributed to the Painter of Vatican 309
Neck amphora attributed to the Painter of Vatican 309 ( Attic c. 560 BC )

Medium

Clay, black varnish, red and white paint.

Dimensions

33.70cm high (  13.27 inches high)

Diameter

15.40cm diameter ( 6.06 inches in diameter)

Provenance

Wtih Sotheby's London, 27.03.1961 No. 149. with Spink & Son, London. From the Collection Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).

Literature

Publ. J.D. Beazley, Paralipomena (1971) 50.

Description / Expertise

A: Two opposing lions looking over their shoulders. B: Man wearing long cloak and facing right, flanked by two seated, opposing sphinxes looking backwards. On each side of the neck the head of a bearded man. Torus between neck and shoulder.