Lot 948
A Fine and Large Bell Krater. Magna Graecia, Apulia, c. 380-340 BC. One of the most popular ceramic forms of the South Italian Greeks, this vessel finely potted and painted by a superior artist (with neat, careful technique, where the faces on the figures tend towards the pretty), close to the Painter of the Long Overfalls. Side A: Two well dressed maidens (with necklaces and bordered chitons) stand on either side of a square marker, one holding a wreath, the other a large dish; all on a ground line of meanders and cruciform "leaves." Side B: Two cloak-draped youths stand in profile, also with marker between; plus meanders beneath. A border of laurel leaves encircles the vase below its turned out rim. Vase wonderfully pristine, with reassembly of only three large fragments on one side at rim. The restoration and paint touch-up trivial, and only in this one area; aside from this condition is superb. Height: 10-5/8". Simple and elegant, with fine figural art, this is a truly choice antiquity!
Estimated Value $4,500 - 6,500.
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| Realized $3,910 |
