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PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAESTAN RED-FIGURED LEKANIS
ATTRIBUTED TO ASTEAS, CIRCA 360-350 B.C.
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A PAESTAN RED-FIGURED LEKANIS
ATTRIBUTED TO ASTEAS, CIRCA 360-350 B.C.
One side of the lid with a bearded nude satyr approaching a seated maenad, the satyr kneeling on a rocky groundline, offering a branch and a wreath, adorned with a wreath, a beaded bandolier and shoes, the maenad seated on a rocky outcrop, wearing shoes and a mantle wrapped around her lower body leaving her upper torso exposed, holding a phiale in her left hand, a mirror in her right, her hair bound in a thin band with upright leaves, wearing two necklaces and bracelets, an altar behind the satyr, a goose behind the maenad; the other side with a youthful satyr and a maenad, the satyr seated on a rocky outcrop to the right but looking back, his left leg bent acutely, holding a branch and a fillet, a wreath in his long hair, adorned with a beaded bandolier and a thigh-band, wearing boots, the maenad seated on a rocky outcrop, wearing shoes and a mantle wrapped around her lower body leaving her upper torso exposed, holding a mirror and a branch, her hair in a sakkos, bejeweled in a beaded necklace, a bandolier, and bracelets, an altar between them; the knob handle with adorsed palmettes and dotted rosettes, enclosed by radiating rays, the overhanging rim with a band of wave pattern; the handle-zone of the bowl with a band of laurel centered by a rosette
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) diameter, excluding handles
ATTRIBUTED TO ASTEAS, CIRCA 360-350 B.C.
One side of the lid with a bearded nude satyr approaching a seated maenad, the satyr kneeling on a rocky groundline, offering a branch and a wreath, adorned with a wreath, a beaded bandolier and shoes, the maenad seated on a rocky outcrop, wearing shoes and a mantle wrapped around her lower body leaving her upper torso exposed, holding a phiale in her left hand, a mirror in her right, her hair bound in a thin band with upright leaves, wearing two necklaces and bracelets, an altar behind the satyr, a goose behind the maenad; the other side with a youthful satyr and a maenad, the satyr seated on a rocky outcrop to the right but looking back, his left leg bent acutely, holding a branch and a fillet, a wreath in his long hair, adorned with a beaded bandolier and a thigh-band, wearing boots, the maenad seated on a rocky outcrop, wearing shoes and a mantle wrapped around her lower body leaving her upper torso exposed, holding a mirror and a branch, her hair in a sakkos, bejeweled in a beaded necklace, a bandolier, and bracelets, an altar between them; the knob handle with adorsed palmettes and dotted rosettes, enclosed by radiating rays, the overhanging rim with a band of wave pattern; the handle-zone of the bowl with a band of laurel centered by a rosette
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) diameter, excluding handles
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium, 1990s.
with W. Bastiaan Designs, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1997.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1997.
Private Collection, Germany.
Kunst der Antike, Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 18 December 2013, lot 59.
with W. Bastiaan Designs, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1997.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1997.
Private Collection, Germany.
Kunst der Antike, Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 18 December 2013, lot 59.
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