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An Attic Red-figured Lekythos, attributed to the Cartellino Painter, circa 470 B.C.
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- An Attic Red-figured Lekythos, attributed to the Cartellino Painter
- Ceramic
- Height 10 in. 25.4 cm.
decorated with a himation-clad youth seated on a klismos or chair and reading from a scroll inscribed in Greek with the first two words of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes ("I sing of Hermes...), a wax tablet in the field.
Provenance
the French archaeologist and epigrapher Henri Seyrig (1895-1973), Neuchâtel
by descent to the present owner
Literature
John D. Beazley, "Hymn to Hermes," American Journal of Archaeology, vol. LII, 1948, pp. 336-337, pl. XXXIV
John D. Beazley, American Journal of Archaeology, 1950, pp. 318-319
John D. Beazley, J.D., Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, 2nd ed., Oxford, 1963, pp. 452 and 677, no. 7
Henry R. Immerwahr, "Book Rolls on Attic Vases," in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies Presented to B.L. Ullmann, vol. 1, Rome, 1964, p. 21, no. 5
Frederick A.G. Beck, Album of Greek Education: The Greeks at School and at Play, Sidney, 1975, pl. 14.77
Jacques Chamay, in José Dörig, Art antique: Collections privées de Suisse romande, Geneva, 1975, no. 214, illus.
Horst Blanck, Das Buch in der Antike, Munich, 1992, p. 27, fig. 10
L. Burn and R. Glynn, Beazley Addenda, Oxford, 1982, p. 119
T.H. Carpenter, T. Mannack, and M. Mendonca, Beazley Addenda, 2nd ed., Oxford, 1989, p. 242
Nicholas Richardson, Three Homeric Hymns: To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite, Cambridge, 2010, comm. to Herm. 1
Andrew Faulkner, The Homeric Hymns: Interpretative Essay, Oxford, 2011, p. 197
John D. Beazley, American Journal of Archaeology, 1950, pp. 318-319
John D. Beazley, J.D., Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, 2nd ed., Oxford, 1963, pp. 452 and 677, no. 7
Henry R. Immerwahr, "Book Rolls on Attic Vases," in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies Presented to B.L. Ullmann, vol. 1, Rome, 1964, p. 21, no. 5
Frederick A.G. Beck, Album of Greek Education: The Greeks at School and at Play, Sidney, 1975, pl. 14.77
Jacques Chamay, in José Dörig, Art antique: Collections privées de Suisse romande, Geneva, 1975, no. 214, illus.
Horst Blanck, Das Buch in der Antike, Munich, 1992, p. 27, fig. 10
L. Burn and R. Glynn, Beazley Addenda, Oxford, 1982, p. 119
T.H. Carpenter, T. Mannack, and M. Mendonca, Beazley Addenda, 2nd ed., Oxford, 1989, p. 242
Nicholas Richardson, Three Homeric Hymns: To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite, Cambridge, 2010, comm. to Herm. 1
Andrew Faulkner, The Homeric Hymns: Interpretative Essay, Oxford, 2011, p. 197
Condition
Carefully repaired from a number of fragments, with some restoration along the break lines and a few small fills, a small relatively fresh chip at the shoulder, the inscription somewhat worn.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.