LOT 1 LARGE GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURED AMPHORA
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Ca. 340-320 BC. A beautiful red figure Apulian amphora with a circular, concave base, a short flaring stem, leading into an inverted piriform body, and a funnel-shaped neck with a flat rim. The neck is flanked with two arching strap handles. The main body is covered with two scenes. On one side is Eros seated on a pile of rocks. In his left hand he holds a large pyxis. On the reverse the "Lady of Fashion". The female head is illustrated facing left and adorned with a stephane. There are large palmettes on the sides and the bottom is covered with a wave pattern. For a similar example, see The British Museum, Registration number 1867,0508.1334.Size: L:500mm / W:205mm ; 2.56KgProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery; formerly in a Private collection, London, acquired on the Art market prior to 1980.
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