Large Greek Apulian Platter with Eros
4th century B.C. A broad ceramic patera with raised rim and stepped foot, two strap handles to the rim each flanked by two domed studs; rim with reserved wave pattern band, studs with starburst motif; painted central scene with outer foliate bands and reserved wave pattern framing the tondo displaying Eros in flight with wings spread, holding a red cloth over an inverted shield; some repainting. Cf. Trendall, A.D. & Cambitoglou, A., The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, vol.1, Oxford, 1978, p.354, no.171. 2.76 kg, 41 cm wide (16 1/8 in.). French collection, 1990s-early 2000s.Formerly in Patrick Declerck Auction, Douai, France, 2014, lot 72.From an important Paris gallery, France.Ex private Parisian collection.Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122j42 from Oxford Authentication.