Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$575.00
Fine, light cream-brown clay; semi-lustrous black gloss. Broad rounded body with flattened incurved rim; stemmed foot with heavy disc base, chamfered on outside, slightly hollowed out underneath. Ring handle, tubular spout projecting horizontal from belly and at 90? to the handle. Top reserved, bearing a row of six painted waves. Black line inside lip. Underside and edge of foot uncoated. Handle is restored.
H. 1.8″ (4.6 cm).
For similar piece see: Hayes. J. W. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1984, p.166, cat. 267.