A Gnathia ware black glazed pottery epichysis, the rounded body with laurel wreath and central rosette, bands of scroll, egg-and-dart and other motifs above and below, details added in red, yellow and white, female heads in relief at base of spout -- 7¾in. (19.8cm.) high; a terracotta model of a dove -- 5½in. (14cm.) long; and another of a boar -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long, all 4th Century B.C. (3)

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A Gnathia ware black glazed pottery epichysis, the rounded body with laurel wreath and central rosette, bands of scroll, egg-and-dart and other motifs above and below, details added in red, yellow and white, female heads in relief at base of spout -- 7¾in. (19.8cm.) high; a terracotta model of a dove -- 5½in. (14cm.) long; and another of a boar -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long, all 4th Century B.C. (3)

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