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Lot 619

An Apulian Gnathian Ware Ribbed Kantharos

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Greek/South Italian, probably 400-300 B.C., with collar rim and two knot handles, covered in a black slip,ÿyellow slip bird and scroll decoration at the neck,ÿbody with carved ribbing, stepped pedestal foot, 5-7/8 x 6-1/4 in.ÿ

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, NY, Catalog #47214, Lot 288, purchased November 1981 for $385 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Private Collection, Durham, North Carolina

Note:

A similar example is in the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 41.162.177.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254348

Condition

edge chips and flakes, possible restorations to handles, some white paint retouch, faint surface cracks, surface abrasions