GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE PLATE DEPICTING THE LADY OF FASHION DRESSING SAKKOS

Ca. 320 - 300 BC.
A black-glazed raised plate, featuring a red-figure decoration with yellow and white details. It is embellished with a profile portrait of a noblewoman, depicted facing left. Adorned with a radiate stephane and a sakkos that reveals two delicate curls on the side, the woman's facial features are delicately rendered. The portrait is encircled by concentric bands featuring a wave pattern, white strokes with dots, and the rim of the plate is decorated with black tongues. In contrast, the lower side of the plate remains devoid of ornamentation, presenting a plain, unadorned surface. For similar see, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 06.1021.229. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 60mm x 220mm; Weight: 580g
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.