DAUNIAN BICHROME KRATER WITH GEOMETRIC DECORATION

拍品描述

Ca. 550 - 400 BC. A bichrome krater with a broad flaring mouth, a short neck, a rounded body, and a flat base. Two vertical handles are set on the shoulder, alternating with two applied zoomorphic protomes. The body is painted with horizontal bands and panels of geometric ornament, including concentric arcs, zigzags, and hatched lozenges. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 19597, Art from the Kiln, Ceramics through the Centuries, Lot 19. Size: 330mm x 380mm; Weight: 4kg Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Geneva fromAlara gallery in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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