Royal Athena - 1000 Years of Greek Vases II

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43 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA A warrior battles an Amazon; possibly Herakles and Andromache; a draped youth holding a spear at either side. Reverse: A draped female between two warriors; possibly the capture of Helen. Ca. 500 BC. H. 9 in. (23 cm.) Ex French collection. The thighs of the Amazon and the central body of the draped male at right are restored. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XX, 2009, no. 100. 44 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA IN THE MANNER OF THE THREE LINE PAINTER Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion; at right, Athena seated upon a folding stool evidently goading Herakles on; at left a draped male citizen. Reverse: Athena seated between two nude males. Ca. 500 BC. H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) Ex French collection. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XX, 2009, no. 99. 45 ATTIC SMALL BLACK-FIGURE PSEUDOPANATHENAIC AMPHORA Athena Promachos. Reverse: Two nude athletes with javelins, a discus, etc. Late 6th-early 5th Century BC. H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) Ex E.K. collection, Canton, Michigan, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1987. Exhibited: Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, 1989-2005. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVII, 2006, no. 96.

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