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Apulian red-figure lebes gamikos by the Patera Painter. - Apulian red-figure lebes gamikos by the Patera Painter. Around 330 BC. H 20.6cm, ø 12.4cm. Wedding vessel painted in Rich Style with a young woman on the front holding a casket with gifts and a wreath. Separated by large palmette motifs, Eros sits on a rock on the other side, also holding a casket. Numerous details in white. Tip of one handle broken and reattached, on the other handle tiny chip, otherwise intact and with sinter residue on the underside. From the collection of pianist Professor Detlef Kraus (1919-2008), acquired in the 1960s to the early 1970s.