4886 - A large Middle Corinthian pottery alabastron by the Winged Panther Painter, ca. 600–575 BCE; the entire body is almost entirely covered by a large winged panther with a single outstretched wing; the panther has a decorative incised triangular band around its neck, depicted full face, with rosette infill, tongues around its neck, and a double-dotted band between pairs of lines below; tongues around the rim and dots on the edge; and tongues within concentric circles around the base.

A large Middle Corinthian pottery alabastron by the Winged Panther Painter, ca. 600–575 BCE; the entire body is almost entirely covered by a large winged panther with a single outstretched wing; the panther has a decorative incised triangular band around its neck, depicted full face, with rosette infill, tongues around its neck, and a double-dotted band between pairs of lines below; tongues around the rim and dots on the edge; and tongues within concentric circles around the base. This vase is noted as the signature vase of the Winged Panther Painter. H. 27 cm. Provenance: Christie’s London, Oct. 27, 2004, lot 439. Acquired from Muntzen und Medaillen, Basel, June 1983. Published: D.A. Amyx, *Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period*, Berkeley, 1988, app. III, p. 342, vase 1. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. [1]