LARGE APULIAN RED FIGURE AMPHORA WITH OFFERING SCENE

Ca. 350 - 300 BC A superb red-figure pottery amphora with an ovoid body and two vertical handles. The amphora features traditional patterns, such as the palmette motif under the handles and the meander pattern with crosses along the bottom of the body. Side ‘A’ of the vessel is decorated with a dressed woman in a long robe and a naked man, most likely a God conversing. On side "B," two men are in a long cloak. For similar see, Christie's Live Auction 2056 Antiquities, 9 December 2008; Trendall, 1983, Plate XVIII, n. 4 and 6.
Size: 435mm x 200mm; Weight: 2.34kg
Provenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the UK art market; Ex. private Rancho Mirage, California, USA collection, by inheritance in 2020; Ex. Dr. TDR Berreth, California, USA, acquired before 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.
2000
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 6000