An Apulian Red-Figured Plate with a Seated Goddess or Priestess

An Apulian Red-Figured Plate with a Seated Goddess or Priestess

Attributed to the Menzies Group, Group of the Trieste Askoi, Circa 340-320 B.C.

Diameter 9 inches. Continental Decorative Arts
Repaired from 6-7 large fragments, with very small amounts of, if any, fill. Small instances of overpainting to the front, particularly on the added white. A small hairline crack in the foot rim.

Provenance:
Acquired from Robert Peters, PhD, New York, in the 1980s.

Note:
This plate was attributed to the Menzies Group, Group of the Trieste Askoi by A.D. Trendall in personal correspondence, January 16, 1992. Trendall notes the “neat, elegant style” of the painter, exemplified in this plate, as well as lot 63 and 64 in this sale. In addition, Trendall notes that the figure presented here is likely a goddess, since she holds a scepter. He also comments on her diadem, examining whether it is two diadems or a diadem with a radiate stephane above it. Furthermore, he notes the elegance of the incense burner before her, especially the animal feet. This piece was later published in Trendall’s supplements to The Red-figured Vases of Apulia. A copy of this correspondence will be provided to the purchaser.