Lot Essay
For the Letet Group see chapter 9.12 (ii) in Trendall and Cambitoglou, The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, vol. I.
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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED COLUMN-KRATER
ATTRIBUTED TO THE LETET GROUP, CIRCA 370-360 B.C.
Details
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED COLUMN-KRATER
Attributed to the Letet Group, Circa 370-360 B.C.
The obverse with two Oscan warriors walking to the right along a dotted groundline, both looking back at a draped female figure with a situla in her right hand, a patera in her left, the central warrior with a shield over his left arm, two spears in his left hand, his conical helmet in his right hand, the warrior to the right with a large basket filled with fruit, a flaming torch in his left hand; the reverse with three draped youths; meander with saltire squares below the scenes, bands of dots on either side, tongues above, with ivy and berries on the neck, a double band of dots along the edge of the rim, wave on the top of the rim, palmettes on the handle plates
16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm) high
Attributed to the Letet Group, Circa 370-360 B.C.
The obverse with two Oscan warriors walking to the right along a dotted groundline, both looking back at a draped female figure with a situla in her right hand, a patera in her left, the central warrior with a shield over his left arm, two spears in his left hand, his conical helmet in his right hand, the warrior to the right with a large basket filled with fruit, a flaming torch in his left hand; the reverse with three draped youths; meander with saltire squares below the scenes, bands of dots on either side, tongues above, with ivy and berries on the neck, a double band of dots along the edge of the rim, wave on the top of the rim, palmettes on the handle plates
16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm) high
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York