Lot no. 629
APULIAN RED-FIGURE BAIL AMPHORA WITH LADY OF FASHION.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC
A red-figure terracotta bail amphora with a broad flat mouth, a tall neck beneath, and an ovoid body on a low flaring foot, surmounted by a high arched bail handle attached at the rim. The front panel shows a lady of fashion standing in profile, draped in a long chiton and holding a hand mirror and a wreath. The reverse is decorated with a himation-clad youth facing left. Upright palmettes with scrolling tendrils divide the figural panels, and palmettes on the neck crown the scenes.
Size: 320mm x 115mm; Weight: 705g.
Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; originally in the collection of L Evrard, Liege 1980’s.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 06.1021.235.
This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
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