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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SOUTH ITALIAN GNATHIAN-WARE AMPHORA AND SKYPHOS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A SOUTH ITALIAN GNATHIAN-WARE AMPHORA AND SKYPHOS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The amphora with vertical ribbing, with added decoration in white, red and yellow, on the reverse with band of chevrons around the belly, swan between scrolling tendrils on the shoulder, tongues, wavy lines, dotted ovolo on the neck, tongues around the base of the handles, reverse with band of dots, neck with rosette and horizontal tapering lines; the skyphos with band of ivy and band of laurel around the rim
12 ½ in. (31.7 cm.) and 4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high respectively
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The amphora with vertical ribbing, with added decoration in white, red and yellow, on the reverse with band of chevrons around the belly, swan between scrolling tendrils on the shoulder, tongues, wavy lines, dotted ovolo on the neck, tongues around the base of the handles, reverse with band of dots, neck with rosette and horizontal tapering lines; the skyphos with band of ivy and band of laurel around the rim
12 ½ in. (31.7 cm.) and 4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high respectively
Provenance
Private collection, UK, acquired prior to 1996.
Brought to you by
Francesca Hickin
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