Fables and Figures in a Late 4th-Century Apulian Vase

Published on 02 February 2024, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 11 February 2024 - 09:00 (CET) - 14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille

Emblematic of this Hellenized region of Italy, this richly decorated crater celebrates the creativity of its ceramists, who created an unmistakably Apulian style.

Magna Graecia, Apulian workshop, late 4th century B.C.E., Red-figured volute krater,... Fables and Figures in a Late 4th-Century Apulian Vase

Magna Graecia, Apulian workshop, late 4th century B.C.E., Red-figured volute krater, orange terracotta with black glaze, white, yellow and purple highlights, h. 97 cm, l. 57 cm/h. 38.18 in, l. 22.44 in.
Estimate: €4,000/5,000

Like many of the pieces produced in the workshops of Magna Graecia, Greece (the Hellenic colonies of Southern Italy) in the 4th century BCE, this large crater from Apulia is a true spectacle. Several scenes, painted on its glazed terracotta sides are played out simultaneously, animated by red figures of both sexes highlighted in white, yellow and purple. The most important scene is set within a pedimented stele, which resembles…

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