Greek black glaze kantharos, South Italian, 4th-3rd century BC
Terracotta
Height: 9.5cm, diameter: 7.3cm, width across the handles: 10.7cm
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The concave neck rises from the carination of the main bowl, set on a narrow stemmed, tall stepped foot, the surface burnished to a metallic sheen. Two handles spring from...
The concave neck rises from the carination of the main bowl, set on a narrow stemmed, tall stepped foot, the surface burnished to a metallic sheen. Two handles spring from the top of bowl to just below the flared lip. One handle replaced, some pitting to the interior.
Provenance
Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK c.1950Elsa MacLellan, UK; by descent from the above
Private collection, London, UK; by descent from the above
Literature
Could this be east greek? https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/xdb/ASP/recordDetails.asp?recordCount=167&start=100Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: MAINZ, ROMISCH-GERMANISCHES ZENTRALMUSEUM 2, 69, PL.(2091) 34.3