Attic Red-Figure Kalpis Attributed to the Harrow Painter; ca. 470 BC. A wonderful piece depicting a domestic scene, possibly of a high class courtesan, or hetaira, entertaining two competing suitors. The woman holds a mirror and is seated centrally, flanked by her suitors and a dog to her backside. Private Collection, Switzerland. with Galerie Gunter Puhze, Freiburg, 1999 (Kunst der Antike, Katalog 13, no. 122). with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York (Art of the Ancient World, Vol. XII, 2001, no. 212; and One Thousand Years of Ancient Greek Vases II, 2010, no. 85. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2012. H. 12 3/4" (32.4 cm)..
Buy price: $49500