Lot 11
A footed bowl with red-figure painting
Estimated Value:
600 € - 1.000 €
Result:
1.424 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Apulia/Magna Graecia, 4th century BCD. 21 cm
A popular motif on this type of pottery was the depiction of a beautiful woman’s head with an elaborate hairstyle and lavish jewellery. Decorated all round with, amongst other things, a reciprocal wave border. Black glaze, raised areas in white and pale yellow.
From an old German private collection, acquired before 1990, largely documented in photographs of the owner’s home taken in 1984 and 1985 - Original label: 370. 31/10/78 - See: The Met, New York: https://www.metmuseum.org/de/essays/the-five-wares-of-south-italian-vase-painting. Accession No. 06.1021.229


