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70 - KANTHAROS
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KANTHAROS Black glazed terracotta with white ochre paint. H. 14.6 cm Gnathia, ca. 320-300 B.C. Provenance Private collection, acquired from Galerie Berhard Pfeiffer, November 2014 It has two vertical handles running from the rim to the shoulder, each adorned with a thumb rest in the shape of a Heracles knot. Foot with three moldings. On either side of the neck, a frieze of yellow ivy with berries. The ribbed body is topped with a white band on each side. At the base of the handles, yellow rays crowned by a horizontal band. The bottom of the body and the stem are left reserved, with a black band surrounding the lower part. Faded pattern of yellow ovals at base, dark brown band on reserved underside. Comparanda Art Institute of Chicago, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A Gnathian black ware and polychrome kantharos. Ca. 320-300 B.C.
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