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© Bruce M. White, 2012.
Black-Figure Cup Fragment with the Capture of Silenus in the Tondo
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Attributed (Greek, Laconian, Active ca. 565-530 BCE)

Black-Figure Cup Fragment with the Capture of Silenus in the Tondo

AAT Object TechniqueBlack-figure
AAT Object Form/Functioncups (drinking vessels)
AAT Object Form/Functionsherds
CultureGreek, Laconian
PeriodArchaic
Dateca. 560 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineLoaned by the Italian Republic/Concesso in prestito dalla Repubblica Italiana
Dimensions2 7/8 x 5 in. (7.3 x 12.7 cm)
Object numberL2024.052.003B
Exhibition HistoryBits and Myths: Greek Vase Fragments and Their Meaning from the Collection of Dietrich von Bothmer, The Art Center in Hargate, St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, February 5 - March 2, 1985
Greek Vases: Gift of Dr. Dietrich von Bothmer, Michael C. Carlos Museum, May 15 - December 22, 2006
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Published ReferencesConrad M. Stibbe, "Un cratere a voluta laconico dalla Sicilia," Xenia 19 (1990): 16.
Conrad M. Stibbe, Lakonische Vasenmaler des sechsten Jahrhunderts v. Chr.: Supplement (Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 2004), 123, tafel 24.
ProvenanceEx coll. Hans (1918-1984) and Ines Jucker (1922-2013), Bern, Switzerland. Ex coll. Dietrich von Bothmer (1918-2009), New York, New York, by 1985. Title transferred to the Italian Republic, December 20, 2024.
Status
Not on view