Lovely Greek Canosan White Ground Pottery Oinochoe
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Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Canosa, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. An elegant Canosan red over white ground oinochoe of a graceful form with a bulbous body, a slender cylndrical neck, and a trefoil spout with a high strap handle behind, all upon a narrow raised circular foot. The painted decorative program features several registers that display a wonderful array of meanders, frets, netted cross-hatching, as well as a large scale leafy vine. A beautiful example that displays a classic Greek form, a characteristic red over white Canosan painted program with motifs particular to the Canosan as well as inflenced by the Daunian and other nearby cultures. Size: 4.125" W at widest point x 9" H (10.5 cm x 22.9 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Orange County, California collection
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#118062
Provenance: Ex-Orange County, California 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.
#118062
Condition
Repaired and reattached handle. Expected surface wear with losses to pigment as shown. Nice mineral deposits.
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Lovely Greek Canosan White Ground Pottery Oinochoe
Estimate $700 - $900
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