Inv. n°: MMoCA56

Black-Figure Amphora with Hoplite, Panther and Sphinxes

An Attic black-figure amphora depicting two opposing lions looking back and a man in the middle on one side, and a Greek hoplite flanked by two seated, opposing sphinxes looking back, on the other.

h. 26 x Ø 16 cm

Archaic Greek Period, 6th century BC

Terracotta

Provenance

  • Acquired by the consignor of a French auction house, 2001
  • Consigned to Cahn Auktionen AG, 2008
  • Acquired at Cahn Auktionen AG, auction no. 3 (Post Sale), 23rd September 2008, lot 271

Publications

  • Cahn Auction AG, Auction 3, 19th September 2008, p. 170, lot 271
  • J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 61, fig. 15

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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