APULIAN BELL KRATER WITH DIONYSIAC SCENE ATTRIBUTED TO THE BLACK THYRSUS PAINTER Ca. 360 - 350 BC. A red-figure bell-krater attributed to the Black Thyrsus Painter, constructed with a broad bell-shaped body, flaring rim, and disc foot, fitted with two horizontal handles placed just below the rim. The exterior of the rim is decorated with a laurel wreath, while the lower body is bordered with a continuous meander pattern. Each handle is encircled by an ovolo pattern and centred by large palmettes set within volute tendrils. On side A, a Dionysiac thiasos is shown in lively movement. At the centre, a maenad in added white and yellow is depicted dancing and playing the tympanum. She is flanked by two satyrs and maenads in dynamic poses. On side B, three draped youths are shown in calm conversation. For the painter, see John D. Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, 2nd edition (1984), pp. 1431-1434, and J. Boardman, Red-Figure Vases from Athens - The Classical Period. A Handbook (1991), fig. 344. Size: 345mm x 340mm; Weight: 3.38kg Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. French private collection, acquired in 1976 from Pierre Vérité, Paris. This piece is accompanied by German Export license. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.