Lot no. 628
CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE AMPHORA WITH LADY OF FASHION BY THE CIRCLE OF LYCURGUS PAINTER. Ca. 350 - 300 BC A red-figure terracotta amphora with a flaring mouth, a broad cylindrical neck, an ovoid body, and a low moulded foot, with a pair of vertical strap handles rising from the shoulder to below the rim. The front panel shows a seated lady of fashion in three-quarter view, wearing a sakkos, a long chiton and mantle, and extending her right hand with a wreath. The reverse is decorated with a seated nude youth, his right hand raised. Upright palmettes with scrolling tendrils divide the figural panels, and palmettes on the neck crown the scenes. Size: 280mm x 130mm; Weight: 730g. Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; originally in the collection of D Bogaerts, Brussels 1990’s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: Antikensammlung Kiel, Inventory Number B 549; The red-figured vases of Apulia / by A.D. Trendall and Alexander Cambitoglou, Plate 149, n. 1-2. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
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