Bidspirit Auktion | HUGE CAMPANIAN RED FIGURE SKYPHOS

HUGE CAMPANIAN RED FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH A STANDING WOMAN - Ca. 350 - 300 BCA Greek Campanian black-glazed pottery skyphos with a cup-shaped form and two horizontal handles symmetrically affixed to opposite sides. Side “A” stands out with its captivating palmette motif. Within the main scene on this side, there is a standing woman holding a long thyrsus filled with white liquid in her left hand. Side “B” depicts the same scene as side ”A”. Large and stylised, almost geometrical palmettes are positioned beneath the handles. A skyphos is a distinctive type of ancient Greek drinking vessel primarily utilised for serving wine. For similar, please see: Christie’s, Live Auction 14572, Storied treasure: Antiquities from the Toledo Museum of ART, Lot. 36. Size: 405mm x 285mm; Weight: 3.15kg Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the German art market; E. Hoppe, Frankfurt, 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.