Bidspirit auction | CAMPANIAN SQUAT LEKYTHOS WITH LADY


CAMPANIAN SQUAT LEKYTHOS WITH LADY OF FASHION - Ca. 350 - 3O0 BC. A terracotta squat lekythos with wheel-made body, thick ring foot, cylindrical neck, flaring funnel mouth, and a single strap handle attached from the shoulder to neck. Decorated in the red-figure technique, depicting a profile female head flanked by vertical scrolls, between which a palmette is placed beneath the handle. The neck is adorned with vertical strokes. For similar see: British Museum Museum number 1957,0212.17 Size: 90mm x 45mm; Weight: 80g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the English art market; Wilson Jenikin, London 1982.