Bidspirit auction | APULIAN BELL KRATER WITH FEMALE

APULIAN BELL KRATER WITH FEMALE GREETING A WARRIOR - Ca. 350 BC. A large 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 draped seated woman holding a large patera in her left hand. She stands facing a standing man, who holds a thyrsus casually against his upper left arm and a handled vessel in his outstretched right hand. Side B features a pair of draped male figures standing in profile, one holding a walking stick. 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 fretted bands surrounding each handle's termini, and a lower register underscoring the figural scene comprised of waves. For similar see: MET Museum Museum number 1978,0414.33; Object reference number:1836,0224.175. Size: 265mm x 290mm; Weight: 1.6kg. Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995. 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.