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A large Campanian red-figure lekythos
28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £7,000
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A large Campanian red-figure lekythos
Circle of the Cassandra Painter, circa 4th Century B.C.
With a central figure of a warrior standing next to his horse, holding a pair of spears, wearing a pilos helmet and cuirass, a woman standing behind him wearing a sakkos and belted chiton, an Ionic column between the horse and a seated female figure who offers a cup, behind her an amphora standing on a short Ionic pillar, a large double palmette with flowering foliage beneath the handle, the groundline decorated with a band of meander and saltire motifs, the shoulder with a band of olive leaves and a further band of linked palmettes above, the mouth and handle replaced, the body with considerable restoration, 39cm high excl. mouth
Circle of the Cassandra Painter, circa 4th Century B.C.
With a central figure of a warrior standing next to his horse, holding a pair of spears, wearing a pilos helmet and cuirass, a woman standing behind him wearing a sakkos and belted chiton, an Ionic column between the horse and a seated female figure who offers a cup, behind her an amphora standing on a short Ionic pillar, a large double palmette with flowering foliage beneath the handle, the groundline decorated with a band of meander and saltire motifs, the shoulder with a band of olive leaves and a further band of linked palmettes above, the mouth and handle replaced, the body with considerable restoration, 39cm high excl. mouth
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Provenance:
Mr A. collection, Paris, acquired prior to 1992.