Lot 151
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A LARGE APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER, ATTRIBUTED TO THE HELBIG PAINTER
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A LARGE APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER, ATTRIBUTED TO THE HELBIG PAINTER

CIRCA 350-340 B.C.

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A LARGE APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER, ATTRIBUTED TO THE HELBIG PAINTER
CIRCA 350-340 B.C.
Side A: Banquet scene with a half-draped youth reclining on a couch holding a kantharos, a naked youth sitting beside him offering a phiale, a tripod table in front, on the left a standing naked satyr holding a flaming torch and thyrsos, on the right a draped woman holding a situla and alabastron, a swag of laurel leaves above the scene, two fillets hanging in the field
Side B: Draped central female figure holding a mirror and wreath, looking towards a youth wrapped in an himation and holding a staff, another draped youth behind, two pairs of jumping weights and a quartered disc hanging above
Double palmettes and scrolls under each handle, a meander frieze on the lower body, a laurel wreath under the rim, details in added white and yellow
20 in. (50.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's London, 12 December 1989, lot 217.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
A. D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, Second Supplement to The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, Part I, London, 1991, p. 100, no. 213c.

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