Greek fine West Slope Ware pottery jug with olive sprigs

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A fine Athenian West Slope Ware black glaze pottery jug with a piriform body and tall arch handle. The surface is painted with white olive sprigs retaining traces of yellow highlighting.

Culture
Greek, Athens, 3rd Century BC

Size
13.5 x 6.2 cms

Condition
Minor chipping on the foot and some loss to the white painted decoration otherwise intact as shown

Provenance
Ex. collection: Count Ferdinand de Grasset (1913-2010), Chateau de Bretignolles, Loire Valley, France. Acquired by the de Grasset family in the 19th Century and thence by descent.

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