Greek, A Greek red-figure hydria, attributed to the Circle of the Darius and Underworld Painters, Apulian, circa 350 - 340 BC

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A Greek red-figure hydria, attributed to the Circle of the Darius and Underworld Painters, Apulian, circa 350 - 340 BC

Pottery

Height: 41 cm

The hydria is decorated with a scene composed of a young man and woman either side of a naiskos. The shrine is set on a stepped plinth with a pedimented...

The hydria is decorated with a scene composed of a young man and woman either side of a naiskos. The shrine is set on a stepped plinth with a pedimented roof and palmette acroteria, whilst the interior is filled with scrolling acanthus leaves. The male figure on the left is nude except for a cloak over his arm and is shown holding a tall flowered branch and a patera. The female figure on the right is draped in a chiton and wears a kekryphalos in her hair. She is shown holding a bunch of grapes and a cista. There is a laurel wreath with central rosette around the neck and a band of meander and saltire squares below the ground line. There is a wave pattern around the lip and a large palmette below the handle on the reverse. The floor of the vase is left open.

Provenance

With Charles Ede Limited, London, 1998
UK private collection

Literature

The hydria appear to be slightly later in date than the Varrese Painter. It may be seen in the context of similar hydriai from the Circle of the Darius and Underworld Painters: see A.D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, 1978, pp.473-600; chapter 19, 127-129.

Publications

Charles Ede Limited, Pottery from South Italy XVIII, London, 1998, no. 14

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