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LOT 0068

Greek Red-Figure Kantharos with Lady of Fashion

APULIAN, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

7 1/4 in. (415 grams, 18.6 cm).

High-handled cup with flared body and a tall offset foot with a collar, coiled lateral handles; profile 'ladies of fashion' busts with white and cream detailing to the hair, diadem and earrings.

Provenance

Acquired on the art market between the late 1990s and mid-2000s.
Estate of the late Barry Paul Buxton (1944–2024), Oakham, Rutland.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2025.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1993.197, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 0068

Greek Red-Figure Kantharos with Lady of Fashion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040

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