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A Campanian Red-figured Amphora, attributed to the APZ Painter, circa 3rd Quarter of the 4th century B.C.
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- A Campanian Red-figured Amphora, attributed to the APZ Painter
- Pottery
- Height 50.2 cm. 19 3/4 in.
decorated in front with a standing woman with situla and fan, a seated woman seated on a box, raising her drapery and holding a laurel branch, and a standing woman with open cista and tambourine, the reverse with two draped youths.
Provenance
Kunst und Münzen A.G., Piazza Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland
acquired from the above by the present owner's late husband in the 1970s
acquired from the above by the present owner's late husband in the 1970s
Literature
DOCUMENTED
Undated certificate of authenticity on Kunst und Münzen A.G. letterhead, signed by Marcello Merlo
Undated certificate of authenticity on Kunst und Münzen A.G. letterhead, signed by Marcello Merlo
Catalogue Note
For a closely related example by the APZ Painter see A. D. Trendall, The red-figured vases of Lucania, Campania, and Sicily. First Supplement, 1970, no. 434b, pl. XX,2-3.