Bell-shaped krater with two handles. Magna Graecia. Campania, southern Italy. S. IV. BC Decoration of two female scenes on the front and back, framed on the upper part by a myrtle branch and on the lower part by a band of fretwork and floral decorations. The two scenes are separated by two large geometric-style palmettes. Distributed in the background you can see five comets. The obverse scene depicts a seated lady looking at herself in the mirror, attired in peplos and palla and headdressed with a diadem or crown. In his right hand he carries a mirror and in his left a thyrsus. the lady appears flanked by two women dressed alike but wearing an open bonnet that lets out the hair gathered in a bun. The reverse shows four women advancing in procession in the same clothing.
Most probably the scenes represent a prenuptial scene, of grooming the bride in the company of female friends and relatives assisting her in some of the rites prior to the wedding.
The piece presents restorations on fracture lines and small repaints. Good condition.
The krater was a type of Greek ceramics intended to contain a mixture of water and wine, with which the glasses were filled. It was moved to the place of the meal and deposited on a platform or sometimes on the ground, and the cupbearer administered the liquid with a spoon or hyathos, filling the glasses of the diners.
Theroluminescence certificate is attached. 40x37cm
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