Description
LARGE WHITE-BOTTOMED LEKYTHOS. The body is decorated with a scene depicting Charon standing at the bow of his boat, welcoming a young woman accompanied by a man. The shoulder is decorated with palmettes. Remarkable quality of design. Black glazed beige clay, white slip and pigments. Greek art, Attica, c. 420 B.C. Height. 41 cm. Visible cracks and restorations. Restored by G.P. Nadalini. Fragments have taken on a gray color due to exposure to fire. PROVENANCE. . Antoine Tarantino Collection, Paris, 2003. . French 19th-century collection (Sale at Drouot). An export certificate for cultural property dated December 22, 2023 will be issued to the purchaser.
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LARGE WHITE-BOTTOMED LEKYTHOS. The body is decorated with a scene depicting Charon standing at the bow of his boat, welcoming a young woman accompanied by a man. The shoulder is decorated with palmettes. Remarkable quality of design. Black glazed beige clay, white slip and pigments. Greek art, Attica, c. 420 B.C. Height. 41 cm. Visible cracks and restorations. Restored by G.P. Nadalini. Fragments have taken on a gray color due to exposure to fire. PROVENANCE. . Antoine Tarantino Collection, Paris, 2003. . French 19th-century collection (Sale at Drouot). An export certificate for cultural property dated December 22, 2023 will be issued to the purchaser.
