Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from an American Private Collection
An Attic Red-figured Bell Krater, attributed to the Pothos Painter, circa 420 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 5, 02:50 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
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 a petasos and chlamys, and advancing towards a gesturing woman, perhaps Helen, walking away and looking back at him, a male figure (Apollo?) holding a laurel branch and another gesturing woman at left, and in back with three draped youths, the outer ones each looking in and holding a staff.
Height 32.3 cm.
Galerie Archeologia, Brussels
private collection, acquired from the above in 1981 (Sotheby's, July 6th, 2021, no. 181, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
For a related example see Sotheby's, London, July 13th, 1987, no. 301.
J.D. Beazley named the Pothos painter after a bell-krater attributed to his hand now in Rhode Island, which depicts the young god Pothos and labels him with an inscription: https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/mixing-bowl-krater-23324?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection%3Fsearch_api_fulltext%3Dpothos%2Bpainter.
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