African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021
Lot 1
A Greek Apulian red figure bell krater
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A Greek Apulian red figure bell krater
circa 4th century BC
each side with the profile head of a Lady of Fashion, with her hair dressed in a kekryphalos highlighted with dots and crosses, and wearing a radiate stephane, earring and with falling ringlets, with a palmette below each handle and all bordered by vitruvian scrolls,
25.8cm high.
Provenance
Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)