Ancient Greek, Magna Graecia Apulian Red-Figure Ceramic Bell Krater With Spanish Export License

Beautiful apulian red-figure krater with two side handles. Bell-shaped body, upturned twin loop handles, and flared rim, all upon a concave, tiered, round foot. Designs red on black ground, with white and yellow accessories. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below each, wave motif band. Large palmettes under the handles

The obverse with a young male figure seated to the left on top of vegetation, with embroidered fillet, long hair, bordered himation over lower limbs and offering a withe circle, maybe a phiale. In front of him, a standing young male holding a thyrsos and cloak over the left arm. On the reverse two confronted himation-clad youths mantaining a conversation, one of them holding a withe staff

Dimensions: 35,50 x 33,50 cm.

Condition: Part of the foot reconstructed. Restored over fracture lines from original fragments ( see pictures) Good overall condition.

Provenance: Acquired to a spanish antiquarian. C. R. Private Collection( Le Cannet, France) . Acquired at Pierre-Eric Becker Gallery ( Cannes, France) in 1998.

Notes:

- The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes
Spanish Export License ( Passport for European Union) .
- If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will
be requested by us, This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks.
According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union
are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the
buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price
and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item
to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are
applied to it:
- Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. / From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros: 10%.
- Shipped with Insurance.