APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH YOUNG DIONYSUS AND OFFERING WOMAN

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Ca. 350 BC. A red-figure bell krater with a broad overhanging rim, a deep body tapering to a short stem, a spreading foot, and a pair of handles with curled terminals. The rim is decorated beneath with a band of laurel leaves, and the lower body with a running wave band. Side A shows a youthful Dionysus standing, nude with a cloak draped over the arms, holding a wreath, with a small altar at his side and suspended ornaments in the field, the scene framed by tall scrolling foliate motifs. Side B shows a draped woman standing beside an altar, with similar field ornaments and flanking scrolls. For similar see: Sotheby's, Antiquities, 7 June 2012, Lot 18. Size: 310mm x 300mm; Weight: 2.3kg Provenance: 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. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

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