A LUCANIAN RED-FIGURE AMPHORA

A LUCANIAN RED-FIGURE AMPHORA
circa late 5th century b.c.
The A-side with a standing draped woman gesturing toward a standing youth who is nude but for a mantle draped over his arms, with a staff in his hand, a tendril between them, a fillet in the field; the B-side with two standing youths, one holding a staff; with bands of palmettes on the neck, a band of tongue on the shoulder, a band of meander and saltire squares as the groundline
12.5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) high