Ca. 340-325 BC. A ceramic lekanis of the red-figure lid with two female profile heads between palmettes and stylised volutes. The "Ladies of Fashion" with ornate saccoi leaving a chignon projecting at the rear, a spiked stephane, earrings, and necklaces. The lid's knob handle with radiating strokes on top. The black-glazed dish with an inset flange to receive the lid, is set on a high hollow foot. For reference see Green, J. R., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, USA 22, Philadelphia 1 (1986), Plate 29 (many examples). Kranz, P. and R. Lullies, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland 38, Kassel 2 (1975), Tafel 81, 2-3 (small lekanis with female heads). Romanelli, P., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Italia 6, Lecce 2 (1979), IV Dr, Tavola 53, 1 (larger, but similar shape and decorative scheme), Tavola 56, 11-14 (small examples with female heads and palmettes). Trendall, A. D., Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily: A Handbook, London, Thames and Hudson, 1989, 227, 2 and 4 (female heads on vases of the Darius-Underworld workshop). Cf. Christie's, Live Auction 6853, Christie's Interiors, 2 October 2012, Lot 431.Size: L:105mm / W:90mm ; 165gProvenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in and old European collection.