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Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
5TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/8 in. (91 grams, 13 cm).
Depicting a young man dressed in a long cloak, the right hand resting on a staff, facing a young woman wrapped in a long himation, covering her head and leaving the face uncovered; the scene enclosed within a medallion decorated with meanders and chequered squares; remains of the stem to the reverse with painted figures on the edge; repaired.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired before 2005.
Private collection, Europe.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11796-206819.
LITERATURE:
Cf. The Paul Getty Museum, Greek vases, Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection, Malibu, 1983, nos.36-37.
FOOTNOTES:
This red-figure scene once possibly formed part of a kylix, a cup made for drinking. The decoration of the tondo surrounding the figures allows a comparison with some works of the painter Onesimos and the potter Euphronios. In particular the meanders on the medallion, and the working of the figures, seems to recall the work of Onesimos, who preferred to decorate cups, many of them thrown by the famous Euphronios.
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