AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAGROS GROUP, CIRCA 510-500 B.C.
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAGROS GROUP, CIRCA 510-500 B.C. The obverse with Medea boiling the ram, centered by a large lebes on a tripod over a fire, the forepart of the ram emerging from the lebes to the right, with Medea seated on a diphros okladias to the right, looking left, wearing a chiton and himation, and Pelias seated on a diphros okladias to the left, looking right, wearing a himation, holding a staff in his left hand, his long hair and beard in added white, vines in the field; the reverse with Dionysos and two satyrs, the god seated in the center on a diphros okladias , facing right, clad in a chiton and himation, a wreath in his hair, holding a kantharos in his left hand, vines with a single cluster of grapes in his right, the satyrs both nude and facing left, that behind the god ithyphallic, his head turned back; lotus bud chain encircling below, red and black tongues above, rays above the foot, palmette lotus chain on the neck, palmettes and lotus buds below the triple-reeded handles, a dipinto (X) on the underside, details in added red 16½ in. (41 cm.) high
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAGROS GROUP, CIRCA 510-500 B.C.
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEAGROS GROUP, CIRCA 510-500 B.C. The obverse with Medea boiling the ram, centered by a large lebes on a tripod over a fire, the forepart of the ram emerging from the lebes to the right, with Medea seated on a diphros okladias to the right, looking left, wearing a chiton and himation, and Pelias seated on a diphros okladias to the left, looking right, wearing a himation, holding a staff in his left hand, his long hair and beard in added white, vines in the field; the reverse with Dionysos and two satyrs, the god seated in the center on a diphros okladias , facing right, clad in a chiton and himation, a wreath in his hair, holding a kantharos in his left hand, vines with a single cluster of grapes in his right, the satyrs both nude and facing left, that behind the god ithyphallic, his head turned back; lotus bud chain encircling below, red and black tongues above, rays above the foot, palmette lotus chain on the neck, palmettes and lotus buds below the triple-reeded handles, a dipinto (X) on the underside, details in added red 16½ in. (41 cm.) high
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