Tyrrhenian amphora by the Castellani Painter

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Tyrrhenian amphora by the Castellani Painter
Tyrrhenian amphora by the Castellani Painter ( Attic, black figure c. 560 BC to c. 550 BC )

Medium

Clay, black varnish, red and white paint.

Dimensions

35.00cm high (  13.78 inches high)

Provenance

From the Collection R. M., Canton Bern (1956-1979).

Literature

Publ. Paralipomena 41,35; Beazley, Add² 28; Beazley Archive no. 350277; J. Kluiver, The Tyrrhenian Group of black-figure vases (2003) 162 no. 174 (slender amphorae; very early and early); Kunst der Antike, Catalogue Solothurn 1967, 28 no. 90 with ill.

Description / Expertise

Neck with lotus-palmette ornament. Shoulder with tongued leaves. Topmost frieze with A: fighting hoplites flanked by horsemen and women and B: dancing comasts and a woman. Below two friezes with animals. Rich use of red and white.