Lot 37
Ancient Art. Greece, Athens, Siana, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A gorgeous black-figure Siana cup, a type of Attic cup named for a location where they were initially found, the city of Siana on Rhodes. This wine vessel features a double frieze of abstract leaf-like forms followed by a register of undulating curvilinear motifs above a red band. The registers are bordered by elegant, faint repeated striations. Adorning the tondo is a circumscribed dot typical of Attic ware. Size: 11" W handle span x 4.75" H (27.9 cm x 12.1 cm)
Siana cups are scarce, and are named after several examples that were found at Siana on the island of Rhodes. Successors to the Komast cups created by the Komast Group, the shape was first developed by Attic potters, and was created to achieve a pleasing balance of light and dark. Its beautiful style of decoration was influenced by the Archaic ceramics produced at Corinth. Characteristic features of this type of vessel include the elegant curved base-stem, that reaches up in support of the large bowl, as well as its distinguished rim or lip. It is this design that provides wonderful eye appeal. For more information about this type of vessel see "Attic Black-Figured Pottery" by Robert Folsom, Noyes Classical Studies Pub., New Jersey, 1975, and "Simply Decorated: Black Siana Cups by the Taras Painter and Cassel Cups", by H.A.G. Brijder, Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, vol. 68, 1993, pp. 129-145.
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000
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- Condition: Repaired from six to eight pieces with a an area of repainting on the interior bowl. Otherwise expected surface wear with a few nicks/scuffs and areas of pigment loss as shown. Still a relatively rare example with an elegant silhouette and a lovely decorative program.
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