Greek Gnathian painted pottery ribbed wine cup

G114

£350.00

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An elegant black glazed pottery wine cup with a stemmed foot and two ring handles. The lower body is decorated with vertical incised grooves and the rim is painted with a yellow and white floral garland.

Culture
Greek, South Italian Colonies, Gnathian, 4th Century BC

Size
9 x 13.6 cms including handles

Condition
Extensive calcified accretions to the surface and a small stabile crack on one side of the rim

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Poitiers, France; acquired in the 19th or early 20th Century

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