Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024

Lot 12

A Greek red figure bell krater

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2520

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Description

A Greek red figure bell krater
circa 4th century BC
painted on one side a seated bare chested female holding a mirror in her left hand and the other side a dancing satyr playing a tympanum, with palmettes below the handles, a band of waves below and laurel under the rim,
33.5cm high.

Provenance
Alain Chenel, Nice, France.
Selected contents of Dinton Hall, Buckinghamshire, from the above 10 June 2001.