Details
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURE KNOP-HANDLED PATERA
CIRCA 350-320 B.C.
The interior with a bejewelled nude Eros seated on flower, hair bound in radiate stephane, holding fan, bordered by bands of waves and stylized laurel, the rim with two knopped handles, details added in white and yellow
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the German archaeologist and architect Udo Schwalm (1905-1994), formed between the 1930s and the 1970s.
Exhibited
Villa Hügel, Essen, 1950s; Römische Villa, Bad Kreuznach, 1980s; Museum Villa Erckens, Grevenbroich, 1990-2004; and Treasures of Lost Times, Mikkel Museum, Tallinn, Estonia, 2nd February - 31st December 2009.
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