Lovely Greek Blackware Pottery Guttos
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Description
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, ca. 325 BCE. A black-glazed pottery guttos (oil pouring vessel) of a characteristically squat rounded form with a single trumpet-shaped spout, a ribbed, ring-like handle attached to the upper wall, and a circular depressed strainer on the top encircled by a pair of concentric decorative raised rings. A guttos like this example would have been used by the ancients for holding precious oil to fill oil lamps. Size: 5.5" W x 3.625" H (14 cm x 9.2 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Private Orange County, CA collection
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#118149
Provenance: Ex-Private Orange County, CA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#118149
Condition
Spout reattached. Surface wear with losses as shown.
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Lovely Greek Blackware Pottery Guttos
Estimate $500 - $750
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