Lot 914
Red-figure lekythos, Apulia, late 4th century B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Slightly splayed ring stand, above which an egg-shaped body transitioning at the shoulder into a narrow neck that widens in the upper third. Wide, horizontally projecting border, domed on the top and grooved on the bottom. Strap handle, convex on the outside, rising vertically from the shoulder and attached to the centre of the neck after an arc. On the ring stand and above the foot, alternating black and red horizontal bands. Above, a wide pictorial field with a palmette beneath the handle, flanked by volutes. In front of this, a young wife striding to the left, dressed in a belted chiton. Adorned with bracelets, necklaces, a diadem and ribbons in her hair, which is plaited and tied at the back of the head in a long bun. In her slightly bent right hand a large bowl, in her outstretched left hand a tympanum suspended from a band. Above, a running dog, bounded below by a row of dots. On the lower half of the neck, vertical bands; the upper part entirely covered with black glaze. Neck and handle broken off directly above the shoulder and reattached without loss. Height 17.5 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: A private collection from Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s on the art market in Austria and southern Germany.
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