GNATHIAN BLACK-GLAZED POTTERY SKYPHOS
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Ca. 350 BC.
An Apulian black glazed skyphos featuring a tall body tapering a short foot. The cup is equipped with two horizontal handles on opposing sides, and the lower part of the body is left intentionally unglazed. Below the rim runs a band of chevrons, and the front side is decorated with bands of yellow and red pigments, as well as bands of yellow dots and vine clusters with tendrils. The skyphos, a prevalent drinking vessel in ancient Greece, served as a container for wine and other beverages during social and religious gatherings. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 12239 Antiquities, Lot. 26.
Size: 165mm x 110mm; Weight: 180g
Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
An Apulian black glazed skyphos featuring a tall body tapering a short foot. The cup is equipped with two horizontal handles on opposing sides, and the lower part of the body is left intentionally unglazed. Below the rim runs a band of chevrons, and the front side is decorated with bands of yellow and red pigments, as well as bands of yellow dots and vine clusters with tendrils. The skyphos, a prevalent drinking vessel in ancient Greece, served as a container for wine and other beverages during social and religious gatherings. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 12239 Antiquities, Lot. 26.
Size: 165mm x 110mm; Weight: 180g
Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
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GNATHIAN BLACK-GLAZED POTTERY SKYPHOS
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