Beautiful Apulian bell krater, with red figures, with two side handles with some white details. Flared body, twin flipped loop handles and flared edge, all on a round, stepped, concave foot. Decorated with two scenes framed at the top by a branch of myrtle and a band of Greek keys at the bottom.
The two scenes are separated by two large palmettes under the handles.
The obverse, with a central naked satyr sitting on a rock, holding a glass of wine, with a tympanum (a kind of drum or tambourine) resting on the rock, in front and behind it, two draped female figures, probably maenads. One is sitting on a rock and looks towards the satyr. On
On the reverse, three young men dressed in himation, have a conversation.
conversation, one of them with a cane in his hand.
The piece includes a thermoluminescence test.
State of conservation: Restored on fracture lines of fragments originals. Good general condition.
Provenance:
- Acquired from a Spanish antique dealer. CR
- Private collection (Le Cannet, France).
- Acquired at the Pierre-Eric Becker Gallery (Cannes, France) in 1997.
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Starting price
7.500 €
NOT SOLD
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