470-460 BC. A substantial red-figure krater with figural scene to both sides; one side with the winged goddess and Titaness Eos (Roman Aurora) dressed in sakkos, pursuing the prince Kephalos of Phokis who is depicted as a hunter, wearing a chlamys and holding a pair of javelins; behind Eos two standing draped male figures, one obscured by her outstretched wings, the other bearded and holding a staff; the other side with Eos with outstretched wings, obscuring two further male figures, each dressed in himation and holding a staff, the scene framed by decorated double columns, decorative band above; the neck and the top of the rim with a band of finely linked lotus buds, a double row of dots on the outside rim. See Boardman, J., Greek Art, London, 1964; Boardman, J., Athenian Red Figure Vases the Archaic Period, London, 1975; Carpenter, T.H., Art and myth in Ancient Greece, London, 1991; Sparkes, B.A., The Red and the Black, London-New York, 1996; Boardman, J., The History of the Greek Vases, London, 2006.7 kg, 46.4 cm high (18 1/4"). Property of an important London collector; acquired from Christie's, London, 6 December 2016, lot 34; Beazley Archive no.9029239; ex private collection, Australia; acquired from The Geddes Collection, Bonhams, London, 15 October 2008, lot 7; formerly from The Graham Geddes collection, Australia; previously acquired from The Axel Guttman Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, Christie's, London, 28 April 2004, lot 84; before that in the Axel Guttmann (1944-2001) collection, Berlin; acquired from Helmut Libert, Krefeld, between 1988 and 1998; accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's, Bonhams, and Axel Guttmann Collection catalogue pages, a copy of a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Oxford Authentication, reference no.119f3, and an expertise written by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10270-168597. The scene represents the well-known myth of Kephalos, kidnapped for his beauty from his wife Procris by the goddess Eos (the Dawn"). Kephalos never stopped loving Procris which made Eos discontent. After eight long years, she agreed to return him to his wife but with the condition that he should return in disguise and try to seduce her to see if she still was a loyal bride. Kephalos managed to seduce her, but the ashamed Procris asked refuge from the goddess Artemis. Procris returned to her husband bringing back two gifts from Artemis, a javelin that never missed, and Laelaps, a hunting dog that always caught its prey. However, when Kephalos went to a mountaintop to invoke Nephele, Procris, fearing that Eos would kidnap her husband again, followed the prince. Kephalos heard a noise and not knowing it was his wife, threw the javelin, mortally wounding Procris. With her dying words, Procris asked Kephalos never to marry Eos. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]