Lot Essay
These vases are named after a kantharos found at La Motte Saint-Valentin. See page 195 in Mayo, The Art of South Italy, Vases from Magna Grecia, Richmond, 1982.
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A PAIR OF ST. VALENTIN SESSILE KANTHAROI
APULIA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each side with a main panel enclosed by a band of vertical stripes above, and a band of zigzag or meander above a band of egg-and-dart below, the panel on one side composed of vertical feathers, on the other, an angled checkerred pattern, 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high (2)
APULIA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each side with a main panel enclosed by a band of vertical stripes above, and a band of zigzag or meander above a band of egg-and-dart below, the panel on one side composed of vertical feathers, on the other, an angled checkerred pattern, 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high (2)