Greek Attic Red-Figure Nolan Amphora, 470-460 BC

Greek Attic Red-Figure Nolan Amphora, 470-460 BC

Attributed to the Painter of London E342 (Padgett)

Terracotta

Depicting two draped females facing one another, each holding an object painted in applied red; the one to the left, wearing a fillet in her hair, holds a red ribbon, the other, with her hair covered by a saccos, holds in her upraised right hand an unidentified object, possibly a sponge.

A meander below the scene. The reverse shows a draped male with his hair in a ribbon, also in applied red; a scene typical of this artist. The outer edge of the lip and lower edge and underside of the foot reserved. One arm repaired, some slight misfiring and minimal repainting to right hand figure and figure on reverse.

The so-called Nolan amphora is named after the large number of examples found in Nola, a town situated east of Naples. These vessels are identifiable by their high necks, an extensive use of black glaze, and the simple scenes which generally consist of one or two figures with very little subsidiary decoration.

Provenance

Private collection (d.1993), Switzerland; acquired 1970s-1980s
Private collection, Switzerland; acquired from Christie's 11th July 1990

Literature

Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Nantes Musée Dobrée (Paris, 1997), pl. 23, nos. 7 and 8 (D 974-2-9)

Publications

Christie’s, London, UK, Fine Antiquities, 11th July 1990, lot 156
Beazley Archive, no.44397 (here attributed to Hermonax)

Dimensions

Price on application

This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance

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