APULIAN TERRACOTTA RED-FIGURE LEKANIS WITH LADIES OF FASHION

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A terracotta red-figure lekanis with a shallow bowl on a tall stemmed foot, a pair of horizontal loop handles, and a black glazed lower body decorated with a broad band of vertical strokes below the rim. The conical lid is surmounted by a tall knob with a broad disc finial centred by a rosette. Two heads of ladies of fashion in profile alternate around the lid with fan-shaped palmettes. Each lady wears a patterned sakkos, earring and beaded necklace, with details in added white. Scrolling tendrils and floral motifs fill the intervening spaces, and a continuous wave band encircles the outer edge of the lid. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2021.40.31a, b. Size: 365mm x 200mm; Weight: 1.7kg Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier present on the Netherlands art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£1,000

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