Details
AN ATTIC POTTERY FIGURAL KANTHAROS
CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Molded in the form of janiform female heads, each with an oval face, a prominent nose and a closed smiling mouth, her almond-shaped eyes with large black-painted pupils and thin arching brows, the hair center parted, one side with wavy locks, one side with tight curls formed of impressed circles; surmounted by a black-glazed wide flaring neck and twin loop handles; a black band above the foot, traces of red wash preserved in the hair and along the face
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 1984, lot 209.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1985 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. IV, no. 203).
with Charles Ede, London, 1988.
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