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LOT 0065
Large Greek Red-Figure Skyphos with Lady of Fashion
CAMPANIAN, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
9 in. (640 grams, 23 cm wide).
With mammiform body, pedestal base and two loop handles; ovolo patterns in ochre beneath the rim and palmette beneath each handle; Side A: lady of fashion in advancing pose holding up a dish and a mirror, white detailing to the stephane and necklace; Side B: standing figure in a himation with a stephane.
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.
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