APULIAN RED-FIGURE ASKOS
Belonging to the Trieste-Askoi Group, ca. 340 - 320 BC
height cm 18,2; length cm 15

With the figure of naked winged Eros walking to left, wearing anklets, bracelets, body chain, necklace and earrings, hair bound up, holding a branch and a tambourine; followed by a white swan. Large scrolling palmettes on back and on sides, band of wave on rim, band of dotted ovolo around neck.
Insignificant lack of color on the swan and on the wings of Eros.

Published. A.D. Trendall, A. Cambitoglou, "Second Supplement to the Red-Figured Vases of Apulia - Part. II", London 1992, p. 253, n. 27a.

Provenance. Italian private collection; ex Christie's, 10 December 1985, lot 201; currently in Italy and provided with export license.