Bidspirit auction | ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS WITH DIONYSUS

ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS WITH DIONYSUS AND SATYRS - Ca. 520 - 480 BC. A black-figure lekythos with a ring foot and a tapering body surmounted by a broad shoulder, a cylindrical neck, and a flaring mouth, with a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the neck. The shoulder is decorated with palmettes, with a band of meander below. The body shows Dionysus flanked by satyrs amid scrolling vines, with two birds framing the scene. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Vase Number: 63, 1025, 1737. Size: 265mm x 115mm; Weight: 660g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Netherlands art market in the 1980s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.