AN APULIAN RED-FIGURE PELIKE

4TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN APULIAN RED-FIGURE PELIKE
4TH CENTURY B.C.
Side A: a nude youth, holding a tambourine in his right hand and a mirror and long piece of cloth in his left, running towards the left, foliate branch with traces of berries in the field
Side B: a draped woman, her hair tied in a sakkos streaming backwards, holding a mirror in her left hand, running to the right, a foliate two branched plant in front
A rosette under each handle, band of ovules below the neck and spiral hooks below the figures
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high

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