You are considering a very attractive Greek painted Daunian Kantharos dating to the 3rd century BC. The vessel is painted with black and ocre bands as well as ocre sinusoidal patterns. Intact and very attractive; lovely looped handles. height 12cm Intact; unrestored. Strong original pigments. Some age related encrustation on one side. Intact, unrestored. Ex Vassilis English private collection. Fully guaranteed authentic ceramic. On Daunian ceramics: Further to the east of Etruria, in the area known as Daunia, the native Italic peoples produced their own distinctive ceramic pottery between the 6th and 4th centuries B.C. Although the Daunian potters borrowed certain Greek decorative motifs and shapes, they never abandoned their traditional local style. They took special delight in human, animal, and bird forms: vases with zoomorphic bodies, handles and appendages in the shapes.of hands, ears, and faces. This ceramic has the abstract appearance of a face! The Robert V. Fullterton Art Museum is fortunate in owning 14 examples of Daunian pottery at its most creative, encompassing a range of shapes and decoration not often found in American collections. *******WE ONLY SHIP TO USA**** Click for Price @ GoAntiques.com
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