Attic Greek Black-Figure Siana CupAn ancient Greek large Attic black-figure Siana cup, a deep wine cup, the lower body with a reserved band containing alternating red and black tongues. Ca. 550-540 BC. Siana cups are so named after the site of Siana on the island of Rhodes where a number of them were found. Confer: H.A.G. Brijder, Siana Cups III, THe Red-Black Painter, Griffin Bird Painter, and Siana Cups Ressembling Lip Cups (Amsterdam, 2000). Formerly in the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein; acquired by Prince Johann II (1840-1929) in the late 19th or early 20th Century. Inv#: 3209 $7,500 Guaranteed Authentic |
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