CRATÈRE À VOLUTES

SCROLLED CRATER
WITH RED FIGURES
Red glazed terracotta painted with female
profiles. The handles are decorated at the top
with Gorgon head appliques.
Magna Graecia, 4th century B.C.
Height: 43 cm - Width: 27 cm
Diameter: 21.5 cm
(Minor accidents and missing parts, small marks)

PROVENANCE
- Renowned collection of King Farouk I of Egypt
(1920-1965)
- Reputedly presented in Nice around
1950 to his physician Dr. Maurice Mollet
(1880-1954).
- Maurice Mollet's descendants to this day.