Description:

Magna Graecia, South Italy, Paestan, ca. 340 to 330 BCE. A two-sided red-figure bell krater vessel for mixing wine and water. Attributed to the Asteas/Python workshop and adorned with rich iconography, the figures delineated in an almost silhouette-like manner characteristic of Paestan red-figure style. The iconography includes a seated nude female or hermaphrodite. On the reverse, a half-nude female figure. Above and just under the turned rim a wave-like motif. Beneath each handle, a stylized palmette. Size: 7-1/2" (19 cm). Provenance: Ex-private London collection, 1987; Ex-J. Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from Royal Athena in 1988; Ex-P. Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1990-2010. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #108544

  • Condition: Intact with surface wear as shown with a couple of tiny nicks to the foot. An area above female slightly abraded.

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