APULIAN RED-FIGURED HYDRIA DEPICTING OFFERING SCENE. Ca. 330 - 300 BC. A black-glazed hydria with an ovoid body, broad shoulder, cylindrical neck and overhanging lip, all resting on a flaring foot. It has two horizontal handles for lifting and a third vertical handle at the back for pouring. The surface is decorated in the red-figure technique with added white and yellow details. Side A depicts a nude youth with a cloak draped over his left shoulder. He holds two bunches of grapes in his extended right hand, reaching towards a draped female figure standing to the left. She holds a large phiale in her left hand, beneath which a small rosette is placed. Side B shows a large palmette with volute side scrolls extending outward. A band of vertical stripes marks the base of the neck as well as around the handle roots. A meander frieze with alternating squares runs below the figural panel. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 56.171.65 Size: 370mm x 260mm; Weight: 1.67kg Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. 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.