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965 - LARGE GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH PERSEUS.

Estimate £750 - £1,500

Description

LARGE GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH PERSEUS. Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A red-figure skyphos with a deep tapering cup on a circular foot and a pair of horizontal handles. The rim is painted with an ovolo band, and the lower body is encircled by reserved lines. Side A depicts Perseus in a short chiton and winged sandals, running left and holding the kibisis, a bag for the head of Medusa, in his left hand and the harpe, a sickle-like sword, in his right. Side B is painted with a seated woman holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand. The figured panels are framed by scrolling palmettes. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Vase Number: 1545. Size: 220mm x 130mm; Weight: 350g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Belgium art market in the 1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM

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