Lot 706
Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 350 to 325 BCE. A substantial and finely executed red-figure bell krater from Magna Graecia, attributed to the Sisyphus Group, a distinguished circle of vase painters active in Apulia during the late 5th to early 4th century BCE. The vessel features a broad, inverted bell-shaped body tapering to a disc foot, with a thick, flaring rim and a pair of graceful loop handles affixed to the upper body. The surface is coated in lustrous black glaze, enriched by red-figure decoration and refined painted detail. A band of meander and chequered patterning encircles the lower body, while the rim is adorned with a frieze of laurel leaves. Size: 10.25" W x 10.62" H (26 cm x 27 cm)
Side A depicts a nude male youth standing in relaxed contrapposto, wearing a fillet and holding a situla in his lowered right hand. He faces a draped female figure, whose extended right arm offers a patera; her hair is arranged in a sakkos. Between them, a flaming altar suggests a ritual offering or votive moment.
Side B presents a pair of ephebes wrapped in long himatia, facing one another in quiet exchange. One leans on a staff, while a set of halteres (jump weights) is position.
Comparable example: Trendall, A.D., Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, Plate 6, nos. 5-6.
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Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; acquired on the Dutch art market; earlier collection of Hugo Lievens, Brussels, 1982. This piece has been cleared with the Art Loss Register, and a confirmation letter is provided. Accompanied by a historical report authored by Alessandro Neri, international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
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- Condition: Professionally repaired, with some repainting on surface areas.
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