Ancient Greek South Italian Apulian squat Guttos c.4th Century BC. Size 4 1/4 inches length. These vessles were probably used to drip flavoured oil or sauces onto food, or to drip olive oil onto the skin when cleaning using a strygil. Wonderfully intact and great shape, scarce to rare in this form and conditionReference: La Tomba del Vaso dei Niobidi di Arpi by E. M. de Juliis (Bari, Italy, 1992)Provenance: Ex: Washington DC Estate.