Ancient Greek Apulian red-figured lidded olpe, 20 x 14 cm - Spanish Export Licence - Lidded mug

With a crouching winged figure holding a kind of patera in the right hand and a mirror in the left; a wavy band around the bottom, laurel on the neck and a large palmette under the handle; the knob-shaped lid has a female head in profile on the left.

In Greek pottery, a jug with a high handle is called an olpe. The olpe has a similar function to the oinchoe but differs from it in that it is taller than it is wide. It also has a smooth rim, as opposed to the trilobed rim of the oinochoe, and a high handle that often rises characteristically above the rim of the oinchoe.

Provenance: French private collection C. R. / Galería Félix Cervera, Barcelona, September 2023

*Damaged handle and chipped rim

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Due to Switzerland customs regulations about antiques over 100 years old, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in Switzerland.