CAMPANIAN BELL KRATER WITH LADY OF FASHION BY THE CIRCLE OF THE SAKKOS PAINTER

Ca. 340 - 325 BC. A terracotta bell krater with a deep body tapering to a slender stem and spreading foot, with a broad flaring rim and two upturned loop handles. Each side is decorated with the head of a lady of fashion in profile, her hair enclosed in a patterned sakkos and enriched with added white details. She wears an earring and a beaded necklace. Large fan-shaped palmettes are set beneath the handles, flanked by scrolling tendrils and floral motifs. A continuous wave band runs below the rim. For similar see: A. D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, Vol. II: Late Apulian, p. 964, pl. 377, no. 18, fig. 3, pp. 964–965, pl. 377, no. 29, fig. 5, p. 965, pl. 377, no. 32, fig. 6, p. 965, pl. 377, no. 33, fig. 7. Size: 255mm x 215mm; Weight: 1.48kg 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. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Estimate:£1,000

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