DAUNIAN TERRACOTTA BICHROME JUG WITH GEOMETRIC DECORATION

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Ca. 550 - 400 BC. A terracotta bichrome jug with a globular body tapering to a rounded base, rising to a low cylindrical neck and a broad disc mouth, the tall strap handle with a pair of applied bosses at mid-height, springing from the shoulder to the rim. The exterior is decorated in dark brown and red on the buff ground with horizontal bands, a panel of hatched lozenges at the mid-body, and concentric bands around the mouth. The handle is painted with horizontal stripes and a panel of lozenges. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 67.11.6. Size: 230mm x 180mm; Weight: 870g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; originally in the collection of P V D Elst, Liege 1980?s.

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