A PAIR OF GREEK STYLE TERRACOTTA BLACK-GROUND TWO-HANDLE DRINKING VESSELS

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A PAIR OF GREEK STYLE TERRACOTTA BLACK-GROUND TWO-HANDLE DRINKING VESSELS
CIRCA 1875, IMPRESSED MARKS

Each of tapering conical form flanked by shaped handles beneath a rim with painted legend EFTER ORG. FOT. AF KONG PRIAMOS SKAT--9¾in. (24.7cm.) high (2)

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The design for these vessels are based on finds made by the German archaeologist Dr. Schliemann in Mycenae during the 1860's.

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