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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED PELIKE
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Obverse with draped female, wearing chiton and stephane, holding a fillet in her right hand, facing Eros who holds a berried wreath in his right hand, tendril between, rosette in the field; the reverse with standing nude youth with strigil in right hand and berried wreath in left, facing a draped female, wearing chiton and stephane, who offers him a laden phiale in her right, foliate tendril between, rosette in the field, laurel band around neck, meander ground-line
10 ¼ in. (25.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Obverse with draped female, wearing chiton and stephane, holding a fillet in her right hand, facing Eros who holds a berried wreath in his right hand, tendril between, rosette in the field; the reverse with standing nude youth with strigil in right hand and berried wreath in left, facing a draped female, wearing chiton and stephane, who offers him a laden phiale in her right, foliate tendril between, rosette in the field, laurel band around neck, meander ground-line
10 ¼ in. (25.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, France, acquired prior to 1981; and thence by descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Georgiana Aitken
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