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LOT 0521

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,828

GREEK APULIAN FIGURAL BELL KRATER
5TH-3RD CENTURY BC
15" (4.12 kg, 38cm).

A large red figure ware bell krater of Magna Graecian (Apulian) workmanship, with pedestal base, a pair of handles, bell-shaped body and broad rim; the body decorated with two large palmettes separating figural scenes, to one side a central seated naked young male holding a staff(?), accompanied by two standing women dressed in peplos, one holding a large plate and wreath(?), one preparing a wreath (?); to the other side three standing female figures wearing long robes and wreaths.

PROVENANCE:
From the estate of a North Country collector, acquired over a 30 year period from the early 1970s.

CONDITION
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