BLACK GLAZED KYLIX DATE: beginning V sec. a. C. MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE: orange clay, shiny black paint, decorated with incisions, modeled by fast lathe. Kylix type Bloesch C with distinct lip, externally concave; wide bowl with convex profile; thick disc foot; oblique handle handles set under the lip. Fully glazed with bottom and foot support saved PRODUCTION: Attic pottery with black paint STATE OF CONSERVATION: intact except for a small gap on the lip DIMENSIONS: h. cm 7; diam. cm 14 ORIGIN: private collection in Turin The lot, according to Italian law, is not exportable / This lot, according to Italian law, can not be exported

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