Bidspirit auction | APULIAN BELL KRATER DEPICTING SEATED

APULIAN BELL KRATER DEPICTING SEATED APOLLO - Ca. 350 BC. A bell krater, painted in the red-figure style, with white/yellow details on one side. The iconography of the piece reflects important stories and symbolism in the life of the Greek colonies. On Side A is a naked seated man holding a large patera in his left and a long white thyrsus in his right. He is facing a standing draped woman, who also holds a thyrsus with her left hand and a white mirror in her outstretched right hand; between the two figures an intricate palmette. Side B features a pair of draped male figures standing in profile around a palmette. In addition to this iconography, the vessel is adorned by an extensive decorative program: a laurel leaf wreath beneath the rim, stylised palmettes below the handles with reserved bands surrounding each handle's termini, and a lower register underscoring the figural scene comprised of waves. Size: 320mm x 290mm; Weight: 2.3kg. Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. 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.