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Lot 38

A Greek red-figure bell krater

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek red-figure bell krater
Apulia, circa 4th Century B.C.
Decorated with added ochre, depicting winged Nike on both sides, the draped figure striding forth holding a situla and a coffer, an altar in front of her on one side, a band of meander along the ground-line, wave pattern beneath the rim, 24cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
French private collection, Paris, purchased at the Drouot circa 2010.
French private collection since the 1950s.

Literature:
It has been suggested that this krater may be attributed to the Chevron Group, cf. A.D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia,, vol.II, Oxford, 1982, p.657ff.

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