Description
BELL-SHAPED CRATER The body is adorned with tongues in relief, the handles in the form of molded lion protuberances (Type 4618b). Under the rim, a frieze of vine branches frames a female head in profile. Black-glazed terracotta with brown and white decoration. Greek art, Apulia, late 4th century B.C., Gnathia workshops. Height: 28 cm. 19th c. restorations. COMPARATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. Morel J.C., Céramique campanienne : les formes, Paris, 1981. PROVENANCE. Tajan sale, Estate of Monsieur Boislevin (1909-2002), Paris, June 5, 2010.
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BELL-SHAPED CRATER The body is adorned with tongues in relief, the handles in the form of molded lion protuberances (Type 4618b). Under the rim, a frieze of vine branches frames a female head in profile. Black-glazed terracotta with brown and white decoration. Greek art, Apulia, late 4th century B.C., Gnathia workshops. Height: 28 cm. 19th c. restorations. COMPARATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. Morel J.C., Céramique campanienne : les formes, Paris, 1981. PROVENANCE. Tajan sale, Estate of Monsieur Boislevin (1909-2002), Paris, June 5, 2010.
