Ca. 340-325 BC.An Apulian red-figure ceramic lekanis; red-figure lid with two female profile heads between palmettes and stylised volutes; the "Ladies of Fashion" with beaded headdress leaving a chignon projecting at the rear, a spiked stephane, earrings, and necklace; the lid's knob handle with radiating strokes on top; the black-glazed dish with an inset flange to receive the lid, set on a high hollow foot. For reference see Green, J. R., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, USA 22, Philadelphia 1 (1986), Plate 29 (many examples). Kranz, P. and R. Lullies, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland 38, Kassel 2 (1975), Tafel 81, 2-3 (small lekanis with female heads). Romanelli, P., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Italia 6, Lecce 2 (1979), IV Dr, Tavola 53, 1 (larger, but similar shape and decorative scheme), Tavola 56, 11-14 (small examples with female heads and palmettes). Trendall, A. D., Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily: A Handbook, London, Thames and Hudson, 1989, 227, 2 and 4 (female heads on vases of the Darius-Underworld workshop). For a similar example, but with handles, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2021.40.31a, b.Size: L:110mm / W:95mm ; 180gProvenance: From the private collection of a Kent gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK /European art markets.