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A PAESTAN RED-FIGURE BELL-KRATER
attributed to Asteas
Circa 360-350 B.C.
The obverse with a two-figure scene of Dionysos, facing frontally but looking to his left, nude but for shoes and a mantle draped over his right leg and left arm, wearing a beaded bandolier and a fillet, a wreath in his left hand, together with a maenad looking to her right, wearing a belted chiton with a wave border at overfold and hem, bracelets, earrings and a beaded necklace, holding a thyrsos in her left hand, the reverse with two draped youths, with framing palmettes on both sides, palmettes below the handles, a band of wave below and and a band of laurel above, intact
14 3/4in. (37.5cm.) high
attributed to Asteas
Circa 360-350 B.C.
The obverse with a two-figure scene of Dionysos, facing frontally but looking to his left, nude but for shoes and a mantle draped over his right leg and left arm, wearing a beaded bandolier and a fillet, a wreath in his left hand, together with a maenad looking to her right, wearing a belted chiton with a wave border at overfold and hem, bracelets, earrings and a beaded necklace, holding a thyrsos in her left hand, the reverse with two draped youths, with framing palmettes on both sides, palmettes below the handles, a band of wave below and and a band of laurel above, intact
14 3/4in. (37.5cm.) high