Lot Essay
For a gem with a winged goddess leaning on a laver, her hands similarly positioned, see no. 634 in Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings. The scene may depict depilation. For this subject on a red-figured bell-krater by the Dinos Painter, circa 430-420 B.C., see Paul, "A New Vase by the Dinos Painter: Eros and an Erotic Image of Women in Greek Vase Painting," in Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, vol. 3, 1995, pp. 60-67.