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An Attic (Greek) stemless cup
c.380 BC-c.360 BC
Attica
The area known as 'Attica' is the region of south-eastern Greece ruled by Athens in ancient times.
The area known as 'Attica' is the region of south-eastern Greece ruled by Athens in ancient times.
Black on red clay
Height: 4.5cm
Diameter (excluding handles): 15cm
Diameter (excluding handles): 15cm
Museum number: L7
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 511
On display: Library-Dining Room
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
Side A: Two youths in long drapery standing facing, pillar between.
Side B: The same.
Inside: Youth in a long himation standing right, right hand raised.
Compare with the examples cited previously: CVA, Vienna, Kunsthistoisches Museum, I, pl.34.
Side B: The same.
Inside: Youth in a long himation standing right, right hand raised.
Compare with the examples cited previously: CVA, Vienna, Kunsthistoisches Museum, I, pl.34.
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