Bidspirit auction | APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH

APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH SATYRS AND MAENADS FROM THE CIRCLE OF ARPI PAINTER - TL TESTED - Ca. 400 - 350 BC. A red-figure pottery bell krater with a large body, short splayed foot, a flanged mouth, and two well-preserved horizontal handles. The krater features traditional patterns, such as the laurel wreath under the lip and the meander pattern with crosses along the bottom of the body. Side ”A” is adorned with a Dionysiac scene, depicting a central maenad seated with her back turned to a satyr who holds a large patera; surrounding this central image are maenads, satyrs, and a flying Nike. She is dressed in a notably distinctive garment and crowned with a large bichrome diadem. Side ”B” showcases three standing, facing figures representing men who support themselves on two wooden sticks. This vessel can be attributed to the Arpi Painter or his circle, based on similarities in the decoration of the female attire, the prominent use of white pigment, and the unique form of the satyrs' chest. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2056, Antiquities, 9 December 2008; Trendall, 1983, Plate XVIII, n. 4 and 6. Size: 360mm x 335mm; Weight: 3.87kg. Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a European Collection, France, bought in Paris in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.