Lebes

Description:

Southern Italy, 4th century BC
H. 14,2 cm
Black and brown glaze painting on a reddish-brown background, depicting a naked youth and a female figure seated, separated by a palmette motif, with a band of waves at the bottom.
Acquired on 23 May 1991 from an old private collection in southern Germany at Hirsch, Munich (DM 2.600.-). A copy of the catalogue description has been preserved