Attributed to the Warrior Group

Greek, Corinthian, late 7th century B.C.

Terracotta

H: 6.4 cm (2.5 in)

Serial: 35476 

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.

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