APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL KRATER DEPICTING AN OFFERING SCENE

Ca. 340 - 300 BC A superb red-figure pottery bell krater with a large body and two horizontal handles. The krater features traditional patterns, such as the laurel wreath under the lip, pamela motif under the handles, and meander pattern with crosses along the bottom of the body. Side ‘A’ of the krater is decorated with two women conversing, wearing long tunics and one-shouldered cloaks. On side "B," there is a naked youth, likely Dionysus, seated on a throne. He holds a large adorned patera in his right hand and a Thyrsus in his left. In front of him is a Maenad, who holds a mirror in her right hand, and her left hand is outstretched, holding a torch. For similar see, Christie's Live Auction 2056 Antiquities, 9 December 2008; Trendall, 1983, Plate XVIII, n. 4 and 6.
Size: 290mm x 275mm; Weight: 2.26kg
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Estimate: GBP 2500 - 3500