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CIRCA 360-340 B.C.
Details
A PAESTAN RED-FIGURED BELL-KRATER
CIRCA 360-340 B.C.
The obverse with Dionysos and a satyr moving to the right, both adorned with beaded bandoliers, thigh bands and bracelets, the god of wine crowned with a wreath of ivy and berries, a chlamys draped over his left arm and across his chest, one end billowing behind, a filleted thyrsos tucked under his left arm, with 'skewers of fruit' in his left hand, the satyr turned towards him, a short staff in his raised right hand, a grape cluster in the field above; the reverse with two standing draped men, crowned with ivy wreaths, that to the left holding a fillet, a beaded wreath in the field above; a band of wave below, laurel below the rim, palmettes and tendrils below each handle, details in added white, yellow and red
13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 360-340 B.C.
The obverse with Dionysos and a satyr moving to the right, both adorned with beaded bandoliers, thigh bands and bracelets, the god of wine crowned with a wreath of ivy and berries, a chlamys draped over his left arm and across his chest, one end billowing behind, a filleted thyrsos tucked under his left arm, with 'skewers of fruit' in his left hand, the satyr turned towards him, a short staff in his raised right hand, a grape cluster in the field above; the reverse with two standing draped men, crowned with ivy wreaths, that to the left holding a fillet, a beaded wreath in the field above; a band of wave below, laurel below the rim, palmettes and tendrils below each handle, details in added white, yellow and red
13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Monsieur Schaller, Nantua, France.
Pierre Caubel, Montpellier, France, 1976-1993.
Pierre Caubel, Montpellier, France, 1976-1993.
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