Lot no. 249
OENOCHOE WITH RED FIGURES Body decorated with Eros in flight holding a fan, between a young woman standing on the left and an ephebe seated on the right carrying an offering plate. The shoulder is decorated with a frieze of rostts and the neck with a frieze of tongues. The ends of the handles show a female face in relief. Black glazed terracotta with red reserve. White and ochre highlights. Height 46 cm. Small breaks to the foot and handle. Magna Graecia, second half of the 4th century BC A Magna-Graecia red-figure Trefoil Oinochoe. Body decorated with an Eros in flight holding a fan, between a young woman standing on the left and an ephebe seated on the right carrying an offering dish. The shoulder is decorated with a frieze of rosttes and the neck with a frieze of tongues. The ends of the handles feature a female face in relief. Second Half of the 4th Century B.C.E. Provenance Former collection of a professor at Pibody University Brissonneau Daguerre sale, 5 May 2009, lot 73
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