Lot 2241
A Late Red Figure Bell Krater. Apulia, or possibly Campania, c. 310-280 BC. Of fairly narrow proportions, with small cylindrical foot, the vessel black-glazed, with the foot reserved in a thin red slip. Boldly painted on either side, a stylized acanthus palmette in a beige tinted white. Small chip at one palmette, otherwise intact and complete, and free of repairs. Height: 7". An interesting transitional piece, rather mid-way between red figure and xenon ware. A decorative object of good size.
Estimated Value $950 - 1,100.
Acquired by the owner on the island of Elba in 1966. A few miles off the Tuscany coast, the island's mineral recources were exploited by the Etruscans in antiquity.
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