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

Provenance

Private collection, UK, acquired prior to 1996.