Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a European Private Collection
An Attic Red-figured Bell Krater, attributed to the Pothos Painter, circa 420 B.C.
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July 6, 01:19 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
An Attic Red-figured Bell Krater, attributed to the Pothos Painter
circa 420 B.C.
painted in front with a young warrior, perhaps Theseus, holding twin spears, wearing pestasos and chlamys, and advancing to right towards a gesturing woman, perhaps Helen, walking away and looking back at him, to the left Apollo(?) holding a laurel branch and another gesturing woman, and in back with three draped youths, the outer ones each looking in and holding a staff.
Height 32.5 cm.; diam. 37.5 cm.
(1)
Galerie Archeologia, Brussels
acquired by the present owner from the above in 1981
acquired by the present owner from the above in 1981
For a related example by the same hand see Sotheby's, London, July 13th, 1987, no. 301.