APULIAN BELL KRATER WITH OFFERING SCENE MADE BY THE PAINTER OF THE LONG OVERFALLS

Ca. 350 - 300 BC An Apulian 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, the Palmette motif under the handles, and the meander and geometric symbols pattern with crosses along the bottom of the body. Side ‘A’ is decorated with a scene where a dressed mend offer a large case to a crowned youth most likely Dionysus, seated and looking at the servant. Between them, a high plant indicates that the scene takes place in a Sacellum in the countryside. On side "B" there are two men conversing, wearing long tunics and one-shouldered cloaks. For similar see: Trendall, 1983, Plate I, n. 3-4.
Size: 340mm x 330mm; Weight: 3.19kg
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.
2000
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 6000