Lot 838
Lucanian Red-Figured Bell Krater. Circa 400 B.C. The obverse with a nude gesticulating satyr running to the right, his left leg raised, his arms outstretched, with short curly hair and long beard, characteristic pointy ears and pug nose, a maenad before him, moving right and looking back with short curly hair draped in a chiton; another maenad standing behind him facing left, draped in a himation over a chiton. The reverse with three draped youths; meander with saltire squares below the scenes, laurel below the rim. Intact, some minor repairs. Height 10½".
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500.
Ex Belgian Private Collection, 1950s.
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| Realized $11,500 |
