Greek Apulian Red-Figure Stand

Object Description

A beautiful three-tiered Greek, Apulian terracotta ‘dinos’ stand decorated in the red-figure technique. It is comprised of a trumpet-shaped base with carinated balusters and a broad upper face with a dished centre. The bottom tier is painted with the side profile of a fashionable female head, shown with decadent jewellery such as a headband, necklace and earrings. The rest of the surface is covered with running wave patterns around the horizontal axes of the stand, a sunburst rosette at the top in the centre, and floral motifs elsewhere.

Date: Circa 4th century BC

Object History

French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Hampel Auctions, Munich, Germany, 1990s.

Object Condition

Good condition with minor chipping and scratching of the paint.

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