Red-figure Peliké whose main face features an... Lot 3

Red-figure Peliké whose main face features an offering scene of a young woman seated on a rock facing a naked ephebe. The B side features a scene of two ephebes in conversation, draped in their himation. The area below the handles is decorated with a broad palmette and scrolls. The scenes are bordered at the top by a frieze of olive leaves and at the bottom by a frieze of grecques. Black-glazed beige clay with yellow paint highlights. Greek art, Apulia, circa 330 B.C. Height: 35.5 cm. Restorations. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. S. (1913 2009), Paris. Acquired in the 80/90s.