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
$2,500.00
Light tan-brown clay, semi-lustrous black gloss, thin red wash on reserved areas. Shallow bowl of segmental form; two round-sectioned handles applied horizontally below rim, lifting up to rim level; stemmed cylindrical foot, broad slightly conical base. Body and foot black except for: inner face of rim, inside handles, frieze, line below frieze, edge of foot, inside stem at center and tondo (three concentrical lines with dot in the center). Frieze decorated with a row of leaf-shaped forms, alternating with vertical strokes and circles at the bottom from handle to handle, both sides. Small fragment of rim is mended, otherwise intact. H. 2.2″(5.6 cm), D. 4.5″(11.4 cm).