Lot 68
  • 68

An Apulian Red-Figured Amphora, circa 350-330 B.C.

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • An Apulian Red-Figured Amphora
  • Terracotta
  • Height 17 3/8 in. 44 cm.
painted with a woman offering a basket to a figure of seated Eros holding a bunch of grapes, two himation-clad youth on the reverse.

Provenance

Coll. G. Granelli de Croon, Switzerland, 1930-1950
Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, November 5th, 2011, no. 149, illus.

Condition

Very good, intact except for a small restored chip on the rim. Some misfiring on Side B. Minor nicks and abrasions.
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