LARGE APULIAN RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH DIONYSIAC SCENES. Ca. 400 - 350 BC. A large red-figure skyphos with a deep body that broadens towards the opening. Two horizontal D-shaped handles extend from the upper section. A continuous wave pattern runs below the rim. On both sides, a Dionysiac scene depicts a bearded Silenus, shown nude with a muscular build, one arm raised, and the other wrapped around the waist of a maenad standing beside him. A long, pointed tail extends from behind him. The maenad, positioned to the right, is also nude. She turns her head towards Silenus, her body slightly angled away. Large palmettes framed with elaborate scrolls flank the scene on both sides, filling the space between the figures and the handles. For similar see: British Museum Museum number 1867,0508.1308 Size: 310mm x 430mm; Weight: 4.5kg Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995. 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.