Fine Greek Attic Black Figure Kylix - Dionysos & Satyrs
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Greece, Athens, ca. 5th century CE. An elegant ceramic kylix of a classic form with a wide, voluminous body and upturned loop handles on a round, concave base - decorated with a rich iconographic program depicting on Side A: Dionysos - god of wine, pleasure, ritual madness, ecstasy, and theatre - standing in profile, donning a long robe with incised drapery folds, holding a drinking horn, and flanked by a pair of animated satyrs with delineated beards, genitalia (for one), buttocks (for the other), and tails, who appear to be dancing or simply 'partying' with reverie. Side B also features Dionysos, only flanked by one satyr and one maenad. In addition to this iconography, the vessel is decorated with tendrilled palmettes in the field flanking each handle with more stylized motifs between them, just below the handle. The base features a concentric circular motif characteristic of Attic ware. A superb example! Size: 8.625" W x 4.5" H (21.9 cm x 11.4 cm)
Provenance: private Swiss Collection
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#124233
Provenance: private Swiss Collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#124233
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One chip and a few tiny nicks to rim. Minor surface wear with a few scuffs/nicks and areas of pigment fading/loss, but overall very good. Nice iridescence to black pigment, particularly on interior of bowl.
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Fine Greek Attic Black Figure Kylix - Dionysos & Satyrs
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