An ancient Attic Greek red-figure Nolan amphora by the Ethiop painter; a hoplite wearing a belted chiton, a chlamys draped over his right arm, holds his shield and spear, departing from an older bearded man; a vertical inscription in red between the two reads, “KONI,” on the reverse, a standing bearded man leaning on a staff.
Athens, Attica.
Ca. 460 BC.
Height: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm).
Formerly in an English private collection; Sotheby’s, London, December 8, 1980, lot 225; subsequently in a Japanese private collection.