Bidspirit Auktion | APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL KRATER

APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL KRATER DEPICTING LADIES OF FASHION - Ca. 340 - 300 BCAn rare red-figure pottery bell krater depicting two ladies of fashion. The Krater has a large body with a short, splayed foot, a flanged mouth and two horizontal handles. Traditional patterns feature across the Krater, including small tongues under the rim, the palmetta motif is under the handles, and a stylised meander pattern on the bottom of the body. On side ”A” there is a woman facing left adorned with a beaded necklace and bracelet, a white sakkos, a large diadem on the front, and round pendant earrings. On side ”B” there is another head of a woman who looks very similar to side A. However, she wears a sakkos that holds her hair in a highly decorated manner and is enriched with pearls. The empty spaces of the decorations are embellished with rosette motifs. For similar see: Trendall, first supplement red figures, n. 6, 7 Plate II.Size: 270mm x 270mm; Weight: 2.01kg Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 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.