Lot 703
Attic Black-figured Lekythos with Chariot Race Scene. Athens, c. early 5th century BC. Vessel shape similar to previous, but higher and more cylindrical, with tubular mouth, and thick stepped foot. Lekythos with painted figures in black on red ground, and added details in white and red paint, with considerable incised work. The scene shows two quadrigae (with black and white horses) passing a ribbon entwined terminus or post -- the two drivers arched forward in excitement. Usual black darts around shoulders. Chipping to mouth, with repairs to neck and handle. Otherwise, paint very well preserved, the black glaze extremely glossy. Height: 5-1/2". Explicit sports scenes are less common, and so always desirable. This example, albeit simply rendered, displays much vivacity.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Workshop of the Emporium Painter. Cf. C.H.E. Haspels, Attic Black-Figured Lekythoi, Paris 1936, pl. 48, no. 5. His lekythoi, however, are normally white ground, and so this example may be from the hand of a workshop associate. Also cf. CVA Cambridge I, pl. 22, no. 39, also with a chariot race.
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