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Provenance
–1983, Walter and Molly Bareiss (Bareiss number 312); 1983–86, the Mary S. Bareiss 1983 Trust; 1986, sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Shape and Ornament
Single body fragment. Interior black.
Subject
Charioteer. The fragment preserves the left hand of the charioteer holding reins, and part of a horse’s back. Behind the horse stands a woman (part of her right arm and upper body preserved). She is dressed in a peplos and raises her right arm.
Attribution and Date
Unattributed. Circa 450–425 B.C.
Dimensions and Condition
Maximum preserved dimension 8 cm. Numerous scratches to both black gloss and reserve.
Technical Features
Preliminary sketch. Relief contour.
Bibliography
“Acquisitions/1986,” Abbreviation: GettyMusJThe J. Paul Getty Museum Journal 15 (1987): 160–61, no. 7; Abbreviation: Gaunt, “Attic Volute Krater,”J. Gaunt. “The Attic Volute Krater.” Ph.D. diss., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 2002 p. 606, cat. no. 28.
Comparanda
For chariot scenes, see Abbreviation: Manakidou, Parastaseis me armataE. Manakidou. Parastaseis me armata (8.–5. ai. P. Ch.): Paratērēseis stēn eikonographia tous. Thessaloniki, 1994; P. A. L. Greenhalgh, Early Greek Warfare: Horsemen and Chariots in the Homeric and Archaic Ages (Cambridge, 2010), for earlier chariots.