Provenance
The collection of Lucien Blomme (1922-1999), passionate collector with a private museum and founder of Antiek Normandie, in Kortrijk, Belgium. He held several exhibitions presenting Greek and Roman pottery as well as later ceramics, in the second half of the 20th C.
By descent to the current owner.
Description
Probably originating from the Apulian workshops in the South of Italy, this large krater (a mixing vessel for wine and water) was recovered from the sea and still shows typical encrustation along the exterior.
Lot 798
A rare large late Hellenistic pottery column krater with marine encrustation
ca. 4th C. B.C.
L.: 44 cm - H.: 36,5 cm
This lot was sold on 5 September 2026, 9 AM (CEST) and is no longer available
Provenance
The collection of Lucien Blomme (1922-1999), passionate collector with a private museum and founder of Antiek Normandie, in Kortrijk, Belgium. He held several exhibitions presenting Greek and Roman pottery as well as later ceramics, in the second half of the 20th C.
By descent to the current owner.
