A superb funerary, figural pottery lekythos in the form of an elegant female head - her slender, oval face with a dimpled chin, full heart-shaped lips, a thin aquiline nose, and lidded almond-shaped eyes. Ears with beautiful flower earrings. A centrally-parted wavy coiffure topped by a radiate diadem, her sakkos decorated with two blooming flowers with sizeable petals on each side . This visage is surmounted by a female figure standing in contrapposto and wearing a tightly-wrapped himation over a long chiton with drapery folds accentuating her curvaceous body, a floral diadem in her hair and blue disc earrings. A high arching, ribbed handle joins her shoulders to the back of the head below. Liberal pink, blue and white pigments remain on the surface. This lekythos was an offering at the tomb of a well-born lady. It depicts a slender, elegant woman(probably representing the deceased)rising from the head of a diademed goddess, who is perhaps a local version of the Bona Dea, the protector of women. The piece includes Thermoluminescence Test. Condition: Restored from original fragments. Base of the female figure restored. Some of the diadem spikes missing. One missing petal on right flower earring. Surface wear but fine condition. Dimesnions: 51,00 cm Provenance: Acquired at a french auction house V in 2023. Formerly old french private collection. Invoice seen by Catawiki. Notes: THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE FROM SPAIN ASKS ALL SELLERS FOR INVOICES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION ABLE TO PROVE THE LEGALITY OF EACH ITEM BEFORE PROVIDING AN IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENSE. - The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece is in process of obtaining Spanish Export License ( Passport for European Union). This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks. - If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, This process can take beteen 1 and 2 months. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%./ From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10%. - Shipped with Insurance.