Greek Campanian Blackware Ribbed Vessel
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Greece, South Italy / Magna Graecia, Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. An absolutely gorgeous small pottery mug with low, flat foot and a small looped handle made of two joined cylinders that meet at the rim with a slightly flaring join. The rim is rolled outward and the neck is smooth, leading to the bulbous ribbed body. The body is overall aside from the bottom of the foot glazed in a shiny, almost-iridescent black. Campanian wares, one of the five types of known pottery produced in the Greek South Italic colonies, were made by Greek colonists in the cities of Capua and Cumae. Size: 3.95" W x 2.7" H (10 cm x 6.9 cm)
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Wassem Alteir collection, New York, USA
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#140550
Greece, South Italy / Magna Graecia, Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. An absolutely gorgeous small pottery mug with low, flat foot and a small looped handle made of two joined cylinders that meet at the rim with a slightly flaring join. The rim is rolled outward and the neck is smooth, leading to the bulbous ribbed body. The body is overall aside from the bottom of the foot glazed in a shiny, almost-iridescent black. Campanian wares, one of the five types of known pottery produced in the Greek South Italic colonies, were made by Greek colonists in the cities of Capua and Cumae. Size: 3.95" W x 2.7" H (10 cm x 6.9 cm)
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Wassem Alteir collection, New York, USA
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.
#140550
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Two small chips from underside of rim; otherwise in excellent condition,
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Greek Campanian Blackware Ribbed Vessel
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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