Ancient Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Warriors in combat
Ancient Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Warriors in combat
Ancient Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Warriors in combat
Attributed to the Warrior Group
The spherical aryballos depicts two hoplite figures in combat, flanked on one side by a seated sphinx and a horseman on the other. Rosettes and amorphous shapes decorate the remaining planes, with many details painted in red throughout. Tongues adorn the top of the rim and shoulder, zig-zags band along the handle, and a whirl with recessed center features on the underside.
7th century B.C.
H: 6.4 cm
Product Description
The spherical aryballos depicts two hoplite figures in combat, flanked on one side by a seated sphinx and a horseman on the other. Rosettes and amorphous shapes decorate the remaining planes, with many details painted in red throughout. Tongues adorn the top of the rim and shoulder, zig-zags band along the handle, and a whirl with recessed center features on the underside.
Attributed to the Warrior Group
Provenance: Ex- Thetis Foundation collection, Geneva, prior to 1987; Sotheby’s, New York, 8 June 1994, lot 72; The Gilbert collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, acquired in New York, 8 June 1994.
Exhibited and Published : ZIMMERMAN J.-L., Collection de la Fondation Thétis : développements de l’art grec de la préhistoire à Rome, catalogue of the exhibition at the Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, 1987, no. 55; La Biennale, Grand Palais, Paris, 11-17 September 2019; PAD London, Berkeley Square, London, 30 September 6 – October 2019
Published : The Gilbert Collection: by Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, 2019, no. 163
