FALISCAN RED-FIGURE BEAKED OINOCHOE DEPICTING HEADS OF WOMEN

Torcop Group, Painter of Populonia, Ca. End of 4th century BC.An inverted pear-shaped pottery oinochoe with a tapered foot supporting its graceful form. The vessel, which can be attributed to the Painter of Populonia, features a tall neck with a round rim, complemented by a substantial handle. The main body is adorned with two portraits of noble ladies, positioned facing each other. These depictions are separated by a stylised palmette motif on the front of the vessel, and another palmette graces the area below the handle on the back. Each profile of the ladies is meticulously rendered, with a white-painted face with delicate features and red-painted hair in saccoi with beaded embellishments. Another face of the same design adorns the neck. For similar, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 91.1.465. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. Size: 275mm x 130mm; Weight: 575g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.