Bidspirit auction | APULIAN RED-FIGURE PELIKE WITH OFFERING

APULIAN RED-FIGURE PELIKE WITH OFFERING SCENE - CIRCLE OF DARIUS PAINTER - Ca. 340 - 330 BC. A pelike attributed to the circle of the Darius Painter. On Side A, a soldier is shown resting on a rock in heroic nudity. Before him, a Maenad offers a large patera beneath a flying Nike. The bodies are depicted with high naturalism, and the Maenad’s drapery, marked by horizontal folds, reflects the style of the early Darius Painter. On Side B, offering figures appear, likely within a temple. Their drapery is rendered with simple vertical black lines. The side decoration includes a meander motif below the main scene, an intricate palmette motif beneath the vertical handles, and a stylised rosette pattern encircling the neck. For similar see: Trendal A.D., The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, Plate XI, n 1-2. Size: 400mm x 240mm; Weight: 2.68kg 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.