South Italian Gnathian Ware Pottery Oinochoe

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

8 in. (193 grams, 20.2 cm high).

Piriform bodied with u-shaped spout and high handle, polychrome painted egg, zig-zag, bar, dot and laurel pattern with flower arranged in rows to the front face.

Provenance

Acquired in Europe before 2001.
European collection.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1867,0508.1206, for similar; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1971.11.20, for similar.

CONDITION

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