Lot Essay
Cf. A. D. Trendall, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Oxford, 1967, pp. 538-544, pls 211-212 for the Rhomboid Group, Branicki Painter.
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ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRANICKI PAINTER, CIRCA 330-320 B.C.
Details
A CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURED BELL-KRATER
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRANICKI PAINTER, CIRCA 330-320 B.C.
The obverse with seated winged Nike holding a large cista and tympanum in her upraised right hand, facing her a draped female figure carrying phiale and patterned fillet, each wearing their hair in a sakkos and peplos with long over-fold, rosette and rhomboids in the field; the reverse with a procession of three women walking to the left, each closely wrapped in long himation, quartered circle and rhomboids in the field; band of wave below the scenes, palmettes under the handles, band of laurel under the rim, details in added white
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRANICKI PAINTER, CIRCA 330-320 B.C.
The obverse with seated winged Nike holding a large cista and tympanum in her upraised right hand, facing her a draped female figure carrying phiale and patterned fillet, each wearing their hair in a sakkos and peplos with long over-fold, rosette and rhomboids in the field; the reverse with a procession of three women walking to the left, each closely wrapped in long himation, quartered circle and rhomboids in the field; band of wave below the scenes, palmettes under the handles, band of laurel under the rim, details in added white
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Germany.
with Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, 1985.
with Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, 1985.
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Georgina Aitken
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