Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a European Private Collection
A Paestan Red-figured Krater, attributed to the Painter of Naples 2585, circa 330-320 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 7, 03:46 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
A Paestan Red-figured Krater
attributed to the Painter of Naples 2585, circa 330-320 B.C.
painted on one side with a woman seated facing left on an altar or low plinth, holding an egg in her left hand and raising her right arm, a tympanon in the field, and on the other side with a woman moving to right, looking back and holding a tympanon and platter of food, a phiale in the field, the details in added white and yellow.
Height 40.6 cm.
David Gibson Collection
Christie's, London, May 15th, 2002, no. 438, illus.
Galerie Chenel, Paris, acquired at the above sale
acquired by the present owner from the above
For a related vase by the same hand see Christie's, London, May 10th, 2000, no. 224.