An Attic black-figure Lekythos attributed to the Little Masters group
ca. 560 – 530 BC ; alt. cm 10; A miniaturistic Lekythos with a trumpet mouth, narrow concave neck, flattened shoulder, ovoid body tapering down and disc-shaped foot; a strap handle extends from the neck to the shoulder. In the central band Dionysus is depicted sitting between two dancing satyrs; the background is decorated with vines. The shoulder is encircled by a series of rays.
Intact. Attributable to the Little Masters group, ceramists active in Greece between 560 and 520 B.C. ca. The name refers to the particular size of their decoration which references well-known iconography, such as mythical or battle scenes, and represents it in a charming minatiuristic style.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, London; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

Estimate: GBP: 800-1.000