APULIAN JUG WITH LADY OF FASHION. Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A red-fi…

Lot no. 729

Estimate: £450 - £900

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities

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APULIAN JUG WITH LADY OF FASHION. Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A red-figure pottery jug with an ovoid body set on a moulded ring foot, a short neck surmounted by a broad everted rim, and a ribbed strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The neck is decorated with a frieze of alternating rosettes and circles spaced with dot clusters. On the main body, the frontal side shows a large profile bust of a Lady of Fashion with her coiffure arranged in a sakkos and jewellery highlighted in added white. The reverse bears a large palmette rising from the lower body, and concentric bands encircle the lower register. For similar see: A. D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, The Red-figured Vases of Apulia, Plate 102. Size: 195mm x 130mm; Weight: 630g Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; originally in the collection of C D'hondt, Liege 1980’s.

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