120 GREEK LARGE RED-FIGURE AMPHORA Three females and a reclining Eros around a laver; three swans above. Female at left regards herself in a mirror, the one at right holds an oinochoe, and the third, nude, kneels as she puts on her chiton. On the neck sits a winged Eros. Reverse: Three women stand around an altar. Very rare group. Early 4th Century BC. H. 22 1/2 in. (57 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired in London in 1993. The painting style clearly relates to a Sicilian workshop, however, the form is identifiable to red-figure vases found in Albania (ancient Illyria); accompanied by a photocopy of a letter from Prof. A. Dale Trendall about this unusual amphora.
118 GREEK POTTERY PYXIS WITH A BUST OF ARTEMIS (DIANA) ON THE COVER Spool formed with a wide flange which supports the lid, tapering to a small foot. The deep cover centering a raised relief bust of the goddess surrounded with palmettes. 4th-early 3rd Century BC. H. 4 1/4 in. (11 cm.); Diam. of lid 3 7/8 in. (9.3 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Munich in December 2005. 119 GREEK POTTERY PYXIS WITH A BUST OF NIKE ON THE COVER Spool formed, the deep cover with a central raised relief medallion with a bust of Nike surrounded by vines and tendrils in Six’s technique. 4th-early 3rd Century BC. H. 4 in. (11.2 cm.); Diam. of lid 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) Ex D. A. collection, Munich, acquired in the mid-1950s; J.M.E. collection, New York.
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