Greek black-figure lip cup with inscription, Athens, c.550-525 BC
Terracotta
Diameter: 15cm, height 10.5cm, width between the handles: 20.4cm
11480 C
Greek lip cup decorated with finely painted palmettes either side of the handles and with, on each side, a single line of inscription which reads 'Hail and enjoy your drink'....
Greek lip cup decorated with finely painted palmettes either side of the handles and with, on each side, a single line of inscription which reads 'Hail and enjoy your drink'. The interior with a black circular band inside a larger reserved circle. Recomposed from fragments with two small lacunae, repairs to both handles with some small areas of overpaint.
Provenance
Dr W. Rosenbaum-Kroeber (1894-1984), Ascona, SwitzerlandPrivate collection of M.H., Ticino, Switzerland; acquired from the above in the late 1970s
Private collection, London, UK; acquired 2009
