Bidspirit auction | APULIAN SQUAT LEKYTHOS DEPICTING AN

APULIAN SQUAT LEKYTHOS DEPICTING AN OFFERING SCENE - Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A large squat lekythos, extensively decorated using the red-figure technique, with an elongated globular body, narrow neck, and flared rim connected to the shoulders by a strap of black-glazed handle. At the centre is a female figure, her visage in profile view. She wears a flowing chiton with finely delineated cascading folds of drapery. She is also bedecked with several bracelets and a beaded necklace. Her elaborate coiffure features a section of her wavy hair arranged in a top knot. She is holding a large pixy in her right hand and a wreath in her left.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 28.57.10. Size: 190mm x 85mm; Weight: 255g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Charles D’hondt, Liege, 1987. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.