RED-FIGURE LEKANIS AND LID Decorated with two female profiles wearing sakkos and earrings, separated by large palmettes. Black-glazed beige clay with white paint highlights. Greek art, Apulia, 4th c. B.C. Height. 16 cm; Width. 23 cm. Wear to glaze, otherwise well preserved. PROVENANCE. . Blanchard Antiquités purchase, Nîmes, 8/01/2000. . Meunier family estate. . Nineteenth-century collection. An export certificate for cultural property dated December 22, 2023 will be issued to the purchaser.

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