A DAUNIAN POTTERY ASKOS

CIRCA MID-LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A DAUNIAN POTTERY ASKOS
CIRCA MID-LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The spherical body with a wide strap handle with small knob at base, the spout with a flaring rim, the interior of which is decorated with interlocking 'S's, the exterior with a band of waves, the body decorated with a band of waves, dotted zigzag, undulating vine-leaves, scrolling tendrils with small animals, the lower portion of the body with vertical garlands, quadrupeds and birds in flight, swastikas in the field, the base with double-line cross, details in added red
13 5/8 in. (34.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Heinz Weisz collection, Geneva, acquired 1960s.
Swiss art market, 2011.

Exhibited

Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva, 24 October 2002-19 January 2003.
Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, 5 February-5 April 2003.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
J. Chamay and C. Courtois, L'Art Premier des Iapyges Ceramique Antique d'Italie Meridionale, exhibition catalogue, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva, 2002, no. 56.

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