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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

PeriodArchaic
Dateca. 570 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Dietrich von Bothmer
Dimensions2 7/8 x 5 in. (7.3 x 12.7 cm)
Object number2006.042.001B
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.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art