Description:

Greece, Athens, ca. 490-480 BCE. A spectacular pottery pitcher decorated in Black-figure depicting a gigantomachy theme with Athena fighting a falling giant. The combatants wear high-crested helmets and hold spears and shields. The shield device of Athena is a white circle; the compass drawn shield of the giant is white and keenly placed amidst the decorated area. Three white stones in the field make reference to the rock-throwing giants. Branches in the field. Checkerboard pattern on the front rim, below three lying palmettes and a meander. On the sides bands of alternating dots framed by vertical lines. White for the female skin, the edge of the aegis, the shield devices and the flying stones. Applied red for the crests, the lines at the ground line level and the line inside the neck. The tall vessel shows a torus foot and a strap handle with vestigial arms extending onto the rim. 9-1/2"H.

Provenance: Ex-Swiss art market, Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva (Switzerland), June 2012 sale, Private collection BC, Suisse Romande.

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  • Condition: Intact vase with several areas of surface wear. A few scratches filled and retouched.

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